Synergistic bactericidal effects and mechanisms of low intensity ultrasound and antibiotics against bacteria: A review

Ultrasonics Sonochemistry

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 377-382

  Yu, Hao ^a   Chen, Siping ^b   Cao, Ping ^c  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b SHENZHEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c Shenzhen Institute for Drug Control   (China)

Author keywords

Antibiotics; Bacteria; Low intensity ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTICS; ULTRASONICS;

ANTIBIOTIC TREATMENT; BACTERIAL BIOFILM; BACTERICIDAL ACTION; BACTERICIDAL EFFECTS; LOW INTENSITY ULTRASOUND; MEDICAL TREATMENT; PLANKTONIC BACTERIA; ULTRASONIC THERAPIES;

BACTERIA;

AMPICILLIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; BONE CEMENT; CEFTIZOXIME; CIPROFLOXACIN; CLINDAMYCIN; DOXYCYCLINE FOSFATEX; ERYTHROMYCIN; GENTAMICIN; KANAMYCIN; LEVOFLOXACIN; OXACILLIN; PENICILLIN G; STREPTOMYCIN; TEICOPLANIN; TETRACYCLINE; VANCOMYCIN;

ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; BACTERICIDAL ACTIVITY; BIOFILM; CELL MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; COMPARATIVE EFFECTIVENESS; DEVICE INFECTION; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG POTENTIATION; ENTEROBACTER AEROGENES; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO CULTURE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LOW INTENSITY ULTRASOUND; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; REVIEW; SALMONELLA; SERRATIA MARCESCENS; SUPERINFECTION; ULTRASOUND;

EID: 84855278907     PISSN: 13504177     EISSN: 18732828     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ultsonch.2011.11.010     Document Type: Review

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