Synergy of ultrasound microbubbles and vancomycin against Staphylococcus epidermidis biofilm

Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy

Volumn 68, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 816-826

  Dong, Ying ^a   Chen, Shaojie ^b   Wang, Zhigang ^b   Peng, Ningning ^a   Yu, Jialin ^a  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF CHONGQING MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b THE SECOND AFFILIATED HOSPITAL OF CHONGQING MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Antibiotic transport; Low frequency ultrasound; Scanning electron microscopy

Indexed keywords

VANCOMYCIN;

ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERICIDAL ACTIVITY; BIOFILM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG PENETRATION; MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; MICROBUBBLE; NONHUMAN; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS; ULTRASOUND;

BIOFILMS; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; DISINFECTION; MICROBIAL VIABILITY; MICROBUBBLES; SONICATION; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS; VANCOMYCIN;

EID: 84875244637     PISSN: 03057453     EISSN: 14602091     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jac/dks490     Document Type: Article

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