Decolonisation of MRSA, S. aureus and E. coli by cold-atmospheric plasma using a porcine skin model in vitro

PLoS ONE

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2012, Pages

  Maisch, Tim ^a   Shimizu, Tetsuji ^b   Li, Yang Fang ^b   Heinlin, Julia ^a   Karrer, Sigrid ^a   Morfill, Gregor ^b   Zimmermann, Julia L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL REGENSBURG   (Germany)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR EXTRATERRESTRISCHE PHYSIK   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERICIDAL ACTIVITY; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; COLD TREATMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; IN VITRO STUDY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LABORATORY DEVICE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NICK END LABELING; NONHUMAN; SKIN DECONTAMINATION; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; SWINE; ANIMAL; DISINFECTION; DRUG EFFECT; EVALUATION; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; PLASMA GAS; SKIN; TIME;

METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NEGIBACTERIA; POSIBACTERIA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; SUIDAE; SUS;

ANIMALS; DISINFECTION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FEMALE; HISTOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; IN SITU NICK-END LABELING; METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; PLASMA GASES; SKIN; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; SUS SCROFA; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84860436149     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0034610     Document Type: Article

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