Comparative assessment of antibiotic susceptibility of coagulase-negative staphylococci in biofilm versus planktonic culture as assessed by bacterial enumeration or rapid XTT colorimetry

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Comparative assessment of antibiotic susceptibility of coagulase-negative staphylococci in biofilm versus planktonic culture as assessed by bacterial enumeration or rapid XTT colorimetry

2005; Oxford University Press; Volume: 56; Issue: 2 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1093/jac/dki217

ISSN

1460-2091

Autores

Nuno Cerca, Sílvia Martins, Filipe Cerca, Kimberly K. Jefferson, Gerald B. Pier, Rosário Oliveira, Joana Azeredo,

Tópico(s)

Antimicrobial Peptides and Activities

Resumo

Objectives: To quantitatively compare the antibiotic susceptibility of biofilms formed by the coagulase-negative staphylococci (CoNS) Staphylococcus epidermidis and Staphylococcus haemolyticus with the susceptibility of planktonic cultures.

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Comparative assessment of antibiotic susceptibility of coagulase-negative staphylococci in biofilm versus planktonic culture as assessed by bacterial enumeration or rapid XTT colorimetry