Minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) versus minimum biofilm eliminating concentration (MBEC) in evaluation of antibiotic sensitivity of gram-negative bacilli causing peritonitis

• Published in: Peritoneal dialysis international Vol. 24; no. 1; pp. 65 - 67
• Main Authors: Sepandj, F, Ceri, H, Gibb, A, Read, R, Olson, M
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Milton, ON Multimed 01.01.2004
• Subjects: Anesthesia. Intensive care medicine. Transfusions. Cell therapy and gene therapy; Anti-Bacterial Agents - pharmacology; Antibacterial agents; Antibiotics. Antiinfectious agents. Antiparasitic agents; Biofilms - drug effects; Biological and medical sciences; Emergency and intensive care: renal failure. Dialysis management; Escherichia coli - drug effects; Humans; Intensive care medicine; Investigative techniques of renal and urinary tract function; Investigative techniques, diagnostic techniques (general aspects); Medical sciences; Microbial Sensitivity Tests; Peritonitis - microbiology; Pharmacology. Drug treatments; Pseudomonas aeruginosa - drug effects; Kidney disease; Urinary system disease; Peritoneal dialysis; minimum inhibitory concentration; Extrarenal dialysis; Antibiotic; gram-negative bacilli; Abdominal disease; Renal failure; minimum biofilm eliminating concentration; Biofilm; Comparative study; Peritonitis; Gram negative bacteria
• ISSN: 0896-8608; 1718-4304
• DOI: 10.1177/089686080402400107

Department of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada. fsepandj@shaw.ca