Antimicrobial efficacy of a human β-defensin-3 peptide using an Enterococcus faecalis dentine infection model

International Endodontic Journal

Volumn 46, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 406-412

  Lee, J K ^a   Park, Y J ^a   Kum, K Y ^a   Han, S H ^a   Chang, S W ^b   Kaufman, B ^c   Jiang, J ^c   Zhu, Q ^c   Safavi, K ^c   Spangberg L ^c  

^a BK 21 Plus   (South Korea)

^b Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT HEALTH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial efficacy; Dentine block; E. faecalis biofilms; Human defensin 3; Optical density

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; BETA DEFENSIN; BETA DEFENSIN 3, HUMAN; BETA-DEFENSIN 3, HUMAN; BIOMEDICAL AND DENTAL MATERIALS; CALCIUM HYDROXIDE; CHLORHEXIDINE; SODIUM CHLORIDE; TOPICAL ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ARTICLE; BIOFILM; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENTIN; DRUG EFFECT; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; GRAM POSITIVE INFECTION; HUMAN; HUMIDITY; MATERIALS TESTING; MICROBIOLOGY; PHOTOMETRY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY; TEMPERATURE; TIME; TOOTH PULP;

ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS, LOCAL; BETA-DEFENSINS; BIOFILMS; CALCIUM HYDROXIDE; CHLORHEXIDINE; DENTAL PULP CAVITY; DENTIN; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; HUMANS; HUMIDITY; MATERIALS TESTING; NEPHELOMETRY AND TURBIDIMETRY; ROOT CANAL IRRIGANTS; SODIUM CHLORIDE; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY; TEMPERATURE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84876089061     PISSN: 01432885     EISSN: 13652591     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/iej.12002     Document Type: Article

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