Combination of tigecycline and N-acetylcysteine reduces biofilm-embedded bacteria on vascular catheters.
Antimicrob Agents Chemother
; 51(4): 1556-8, 2007 Apr.
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| ID: mdl-17220399
ABSTRACT
To assess the efficacy of an antibiofilm/antimicrobial agent combination, we incubated catheter segments colonized with one of six studied bacterial organisms in N-acetylcysteine, tigecycline, N-acetylcysteine-tigecycline, or saline. Segments were washed, sonicated, and cultured. N-acetylcysteine-tigecycline significantly decreased all viable biofilm-associated bacteria and was synergistic for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus and Staphylococcus epidermidis.
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Acetilcisteína
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Cateteres de Demora
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Contaminação de Equipamentos
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Biofilmes
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Minociclina
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Antibacterianos
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Antimicrob Agents Chemother
Ano de publicação:
2007
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Estados Unidos