Effect of ciprofloxacin in the ultrastructure and development of biofilms formed by rapidly growing mycobacteria

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[2] Stoodley P(1978)How bacteria stick Sci Am 238 86-95

[3] Kathju S(2003)Diffusion in biofilms J Bacteriol 185 1485-91

[4] Hoiby N(2009)Biofilm development by clinical strains of non-pigmented rapidly growing mycobacteria Clin Microbiol Infect 15 931-6

[5] Moser C(2011)Importance of antibiotic penetration in the antimicrobial resistance of biofilm formed by non-pigmented rapidly growing mycobacteria against amikacin, ciprofloxacin and clarithromycin Enferm Infecc Microbiol Clin 29 79-84

[6] Costerton JW(1987)An overview of the pharmacology of intravenously administered ciprofloxacin Am J Med 82 339-45

[7] Costerton JW(2008)Biofilm development by potentially pathogenic non-pigmented rapidly growing mycobacteria BMC Microbiol 8 184-6

[8] Geesey GG(1999)The Calgary biofilm device: new technology for rapid determination of antibiotic susceptibilities of bacterial biofilms J Clin Microbiol 37 1771-46

[9] Cheng KJ(2002)Clinical and taxonomic status of pathogenic nonpigmented or late-pigmenting rapidly growing mycobacteria Clin Microbiol Rev 15 716-51

[10] Stewart PS(2002)Nontuberculous mycobacteria in the environment Clin Chest Med 23 529-63

[1] Hall-Stoodley L(2012)Towards diagnostic guidelines for biofilm-associated infections FEMS Immunol Med Microbiol 65 127-45

[2] Stoodley P(1978)How bacteria stick Sci Am 238 86-95

[3] Kathju S(2003)Diffusion in biofilms J Bacteriol 185 1485-91

[4] Hoiby N(2009)Biofilm development by clinical strains of non-pigmented rapidly growing mycobacteria Clin Microbiol Infect 15 931-6

[5] Moser C(2011)Importance of antibiotic penetration in the antimicrobial resistance of biofilm formed by non-pigmented rapidly growing mycobacteria against amikacin, ciprofloxacin and clarithromycin Enferm Infecc Microbiol Clin 29 79-84

[6] Costerton JW(1987)An overview of the pharmacology of intravenously administered ciprofloxacin Am J Med 82 339-45

[7] Costerton JW(2008)Biofilm development by potentially pathogenic non-pigmented rapidly growing mycobacteria BMC Microbiol 8 184-6

[8] Geesey GG(1999)The Calgary biofilm device: new technology for rapid determination of antibiotic susceptibilities of bacterial biofilms J Clin Microbiol 37 1771-46

[9] Cheng KJ(2002)Clinical and taxonomic status of pathogenic nonpigmented or late-pigmenting rapidly growing mycobacteria Clin Microbiol Rev 15 716-51

[10] Stewart PS(2002)Nontuberculous mycobacteria in the environment Clin Chest Med 23 529-63