Restoration of antibiotic sensitivity in meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus following treatment with a non-thermal atmospheric gas plasma

International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 398-399

  Bayliss, Danny L ^a   Shama, Gilbert ^a   Kong, Michael G ^a,b  

^a LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b Old Dominion University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

KANAMYCIN; NORFLOXACIN; OXACILLIN; TRIMETHOPRIM;

ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; BACTERIUM COLONY; CONTROLLED STUDY; LETTER; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NONHUMAN; PLASMA GAS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; HUMANS; KANAMYCIN; METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; OXACILLIN; PLASMA GASES; TRIMETHOPRIM;

EID: 84875368147     PISSN: 09248579     EISSN: 18727913     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2012.12.005     Document Type: Letter

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