The Riginal articlthe bacterial biofilms in dialysis water systems and the effect of the sub inhibitory concentrations of chlorine on them

Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research

Volumn 7, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 849-852

  Suman, Ethel ^a   Varghese, Benji ^a   Joseph, Neethu ^a   Nisha, Kumari ^a   Kotian, M Shashidhar ^a  

^a KASTURBA MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Acinetobacter spp; Biofilms; Chlorine; Dialysis water; Pseudomonas aeruginosa

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; CEFTAZIDIME; CHLORINE; CIPROFLOXACIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; DIALYSIS FLUID; GENTAMICIN; IMIPENEM; PIPERACILLIN;

ACINETOBACTER; AGAR DIFFUSION; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM COLONY; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BIOFILM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIALYSIS; DIALYSIS WATER SYSTEM; INDIA; MICROTITER PLATE ASSAY; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; WATER QUALITY;

EID: 84877127514     PISSN: 2249782X     EISSN: 0973709X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7860/JCDR/2013/5118.2956     Document Type: Article

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