Cerium, chitosan and hamamelitannin as novel biofilm inhibitors?

Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy

Volumn 67, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 1159-1162

  Cobrado, L ^a,b   Azevedo, M M ^a   Silva Dias, A ^a   Ramos, J Pedro ^a   Pina Vaz, C ^a,b   Rodrigues, A G ^a,b  

^a University of Porto   (Portugal)

^b HOSPITAL DE SÃO JOÃO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

A. baumannii; C. albicans; Catheter related bloodstream infections; Central venous catheters; Cerium nitrate; Hamamelitannin; Low molecular weight chitosan; S. aureus; S. epidermidis

Indexed keywords

CERIUM NITRATE; CHITOSAN; HAMAMELITANNIN; POLYURETHAN; TANNIN DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACINETOBACTER BAUMANNII; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL METABOLISM; BIOFILM; CANDIDA ALBICANS; COLORIMETRY; DRUG EFFICACY; FUNGAL METABOLISM; NITROBLUE TETRAZOLIUM TEST; NONHUMAN; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS;

ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; BACTERIA; BIOFILMS; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CATHETERS; CERIUM; CHITOSAN; COLORIMETRY; GALLIC ACID; HEXOSES; HUMANS; POLYURETHANES; STAINING AND LABELING; TETRAZOLIUM SALTS;

EID: 84859571496     PISSN: 03057453     EISSN: 14602091     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jac/dks007     Document Type: Article

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