Combined effect of a mixture of tetracycline, acid, and detergent, and Nisin against Enterococcus faecalis and Actinomyces viscosus biofilms

Saudi Medical Journal

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 211-215

  Balto, Hanan A ^a   Shakoor, Zahid A ^a   Kanfar, Maha A ^b  

^a KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^b King Fahd Military Medical Complex   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; CITRIC ACID; DOXYCYCLINE; HYPOCHLORITE SODIUM; MIXTURE OF TETRACYCLINE ACID DETERGENT AND NISIN; NISIN; POLYSORBATE 80; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ACID; DETERGENT; TETRACYCLINE;

ACTINOMYCES VISCOSUS; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERICIDAL ACTIVITY; BIOFILM; COLONY FORMING UNIT; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; NONHUMAN; SURVIVAL RATE; ACTINOMYCES; DRUG EFFECTS; VISCOSITY;

ACIDS; ACTINOMYCES; BIOFILMS; DETERGENTS; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; NISIN; TETRACYCLINE; VISCOSITY;

EID: 84923871175     PISSN: 03795284     EISSN: 16583175     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.15537/smj.2015.2.9947     Document Type: Article

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