The affect of pH and bacterial phenotypic state on antibiotic efficacy

International Wound Journal

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 428-435

  Thomas, John ^a   Linton, Sara ^a   Corum, Linda ^a   Slone, Will ^a   Okel, Tyler ^a   Percival, Steven L ^a,b  

^a WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Advanced Medical Solutions Plc   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Antibiotics; Biofilms; Silver; Wound dressings; Wounds

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; AZTREONAM; CLINDAMYCIN; LEVOFLOXACIN;

ACINETOBACTER BAUMANNII; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BIOFILM; BURN; CHRONIC WOUND; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG TOLERANCE; ENTEROBACTER; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; HUMAN; KLEBSIELLA; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NONHUMAN; PH; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEUS MIRABILIS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STREPTOCOCCUS; VANCOMYCIN RESISTANT ENTEROCOCCUS;

ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; BIOFILMS; DISK DIFFUSION ANTIMICROBIAL TESTS; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIA; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIA; HUMANS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; PHENOTYPE; SAMPLING STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; WOUND INFECTION; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 84863869113     PISSN: 17424801     EISSN: 1742481X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1742-481X.2011.00902.x     Document Type: Article

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