Antibiotic resistance of mixed biofilms in cystic fibrosis: Impact of emerging microorganisms on treatment of infection

International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 260-263

  Lopes, Susana Patrícia ^a   Ceri, Howard ^b   Azevedo, Nuno Filipe ^c   Pereira, Maria Olívia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINHO   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Antibiotics; Cystic fibrosis; Polymicrobial biofilms; Pseudomonas aeruginosa

Indexed keywords

CEFOTAXIME; CHLORAMPHENICOL; CIPROFLOXACIN; CLINDAMYCIN; GENTAMICIN; LEVOFLOXACIN; RIFAMPICIN; TOBRAMYCIN;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL CELL; BACTERIUM; BIOFILM; CELL COUNT; COLONY FORMING UNIT; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; CYSTIC FIBROSIS; DOLOSIGRANULUM PIGRUM; DRUG CONCENTRATION; IN VITRO STUDY; INCUBATION TIME; INQUILINUS LIMOSUS; MICROBIAL BIOMASS; MINIMUM BACTERICIDAL CONCENTRATION; MINIMUM BIOFILM ERADICATION CONCENTRATION; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; MIXED BIOFILM; MIXED CELL CULTURE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; BIOFILMS; CARNOBACTERIACEAE; COINFECTION; CYSTIC FIBROSIS; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; HUMANS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; RHODOSPIRILLACEAE;

EID: 84864624987     PISSN: 09248579     EISSN: 18727913     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2012.04.020     Document Type: Article

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