Anti-biofilm activity of low-molecular weight chitosan hydrogel against Candida species

Medical Microbiology and Immunology

Volumn 203, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 25-33

  Silva Dias, A ^a   Palmeira De Oliveira, A ^b   Miranda, I M ^a   Branco, J ^a   Cobrado, L ^a,c   Monteiro Soares, M ^a   Queiroz, J A ^b   Pina Vaz, C ^a,c   Rodrigues, A G ^a,c  

^a University of Porto   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BEIRA INTERIOR   (Portugal)

^c HOSPITAL DE SÃO JOÃO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Biofilm; Candidiasis; Catheter related bloodstream infections; Central venous catheter

Indexed keywords

ANIMALS; BIOFILMS; CANDIDA; CANDIDIASIS; CHITOSAN; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROGEL; MICE; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PLANKTON;

EID: 84894271250     PISSN: 03008584     EISSN: 14321831     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00430-013-0311-4     Document Type: Article

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