Chlorhexidine activity against bacterial biofilms

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 41, Issue 12, 2013, Pages

  Bonez, Pauline Cordenonsi ^a   Dos Santos Alves, Camilla Filippi ^a   Dalmolin, Tanise Vendruscolo ^a   Agertt, Vanessa Albertina ^a   Mizdal, Caren Rigon ^a   Flores, Vanessa Da Costa ^a   Marques, Jaciane Baggiotto ^a   Santos, Roberto Christ Vianna ^b   Anraku De Campos, Marli Matiko ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SANTA MARIA   (Brazil)

^b CENTRO UNIVERSITÁRIO FRANCISCANO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Biofilms; Chlorhexidine; Microbial resistance

Indexed keywords

CHLORHEXIDINE; CRYSTAL VIOLET;

ACINETOBACTER BAUMANNII; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL BIOFILM; BIOFILM; DISK DIFFUSION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HOSPITAL; LABORATORY; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MICROORGANISM; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; OPTICAL DENSITY; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA;

BIOFILMS; CHLORHEXIDINE; MICROBIAL RESISTANCE;

ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; BACTERIA; BACTERIAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; BIOFILMS; CHLORHEXIDINE; FUNGI; HUMANS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS;

EID: 84888429891     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: 15273296     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2013.05.002     Document Type: Article

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