Antibiotic pressure can induce the viable but non-culturable state in Staphylococcus aureus growing in biofilms

Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy

Volumn 68, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 1812-1817

  Pasquaroli, S ^a   Zandri, G ^a   Vignaroli, C ^a   Vuotto, C ^b   Donelli, G ^b   Biavasco, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÀ POLITECNICA DELLE MARCHE   (Italy)

^b IRCCS FONDAZIONE SANTA LUCIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Quinupristin dalfopristin; Recurrent infections; Vancomycin

Indexed keywords

DALFOPRISTIN PLUS QUINUPRISTIN; VANCOMYCIN;

AMPLICON; ARTICLE; BIOFILM; CELL COUNT; CELL POPULATION; CONTAMINATION; DEPLETION; EPIFLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; EXPOSURE; FLOW CYTOMETRY; GENE EXPRESSION; IN VITRO STUDY; MEMBRANE FILTER; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; NUTRIENT; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STRESS;

QUINUPRISTIN/DALFOPRISTIN; RECURRENT INFECTIONS; VANCOMYCIN;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIAL LOAD; BIOFILMS; CYTOKINESIS; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; MICROBIAL VIABILITY; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; VANCOMYCIN; VIRGINIAMYCIN;

EID: 84880737258     PISSN: 03057453     EISSN: 14602091     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jac/dkt086     Document Type: Article

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