Multiple Drug Resistant Bacterial Biofilms on Implanted Catheters - A Reservoir of Infection

Journal of Association of Physicians of India

Volumn 61, Issue OCT, 2013, Pages 702-707

  Pradeep Kumar, S S ^a   Easwer, H V ^b   Maya Nandkumar, A ^c  

^a Division of Microbiology   (India)

^b Neuro Surgery Department   (India)

^c SREE CHITRA TIRUNAL INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES AND TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; BACTERIUM ADHERENCE; BIOFILM; CATHETER; DRUG EFFECT; EQUIPMENT CONTAMINATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; NEUROSURGERY; PREVALENCE; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIAL ADHESION; BIOFILMS; CATHETERS; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; DRUG RESISTANCE, MICROBIAL; EQUIPMENT CONTAMINATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES; PREVALENCE;

EID: 84884678404     PISSN: 00045772     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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