Efficacy of ultraviolet C light at sublethal dose in combination with antistaphylococcal antibiotics to disinfect catheter biofilms of methicillin-susceptible and methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus and Staphylococcus epidermidis in vitro

BACKGROUND: Biofilm formation inside inserted medical devices leads to their failure and acts as a source of refractory infections. The ultraviolet C (UVC) light is a potential therapy that can be used against the biofilm of bacterial pathogens. OBJECTIVE: We evaluated the efficacy of sublethal dose...

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Autores principales: El-Azizi, Mohamed, Khardori, Nancy
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Dove Medical Press 2016
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Original Research
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4998029/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27578990
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/IDR.S109343

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4998029/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27578990
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/IDR.S109343

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