In vitro activity of vancomycin, quinupristin/dalfopristin, and linezolid against intact and disrupted biofilms of staphylococci

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Shed cells or disrupted parts of the biofilm may enter the circulation causing serious and very hard to treat biofilm-associated infections. The activity of antimicrobial agents against the shed cells/disrupted biofilms is largely unknown.</p> <p>Meth...

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Main Authors: Kanchanapoom Termkiat, Rao Suma, El-Azizi Mohamed, Khardori Nancy
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2005-01-01
Series:Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials
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Online Access:http://www.ann-clinmicrob.com/content/4/1/2