Correlation between biofilm production and multiple drug resistance in imipenem resistant clinical isolates of<i>Acinetobacter baumannii</i>

Prashanth, K; Rao, RSrinivasa; Karthika, RUma; Prakash Singh, Satya; Shashikala, P; Kanungo, R; Jayachandran, S.

doi:10.4103/0255-0857.43566

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Correlation between biofilm production and multiple drug resistance in imipenem resistant clinical isolates ofAcinetobacter baumannii

Published in Indian Journal of Medical Microbiology • Jan 1, 2008

Authors:

K Prashanth

RSrinivasa Rao

RUma Karthika

Abstract

PURPOSE: To study the qualitative and quantitative methods for the investigation of biofilm formation and to examine the correlation between biofilm and antibiotic resistance among the clinical isolates of Acinetobacter baumannii . We also verified the association between biofilm and presence of ext...

Subject

Imipenem

Acinetobacter baumannii

Biofilm

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