Rifampicin fails to eradicate mature biofilm formed by methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus

INTRODUCTION: Antimicrobial activity on biofilms depends on their molecular size, positive charges, permeability coefficient, and bactericidal activity. Vancomycin is the primary choice for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infection treatment; rifampicin has interesting antibiofilm...

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Main Authors: Keli Cristine Reiter, Gustavo Enck Sambrano, Bárbara Villa, Thiago Galvão da Silva Paim, Caio Fernando de Oliveira, Pedro Alves d'Azevedo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT) 2012-08-01
Series:Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0037-86822012000400011&lng=en&tlng=en