In vitro antimicrobial activity of N-acetylcysteine against bacteria colonising central venous catheters

Int J Antimicrob Agents. 2007 Apr;29(4):474-6. doi: 10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2006.11.018. Epub 2007 Feb 12.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Letter
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Acetylcysteine / pharmacology*
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / pharmacology*
  • Bacteria / drug effects*
  • Bacteria / growth & development
  • Bacterial Adhesion / drug effects
  • Catheterization, Central Venous*
  • Enterobacter cloacae / drug effects
  • Enterobacter cloacae / growth & development
  • Escherichia coli / drug effects
  • Escherichia coli / growth & development
  • Humans
  • Klebsiella pneumoniae / drug effects
  • Klebsiella pneumoniae / growth & development
  • Microbial Sensitivity Tests
  • Staphylococcus aureus / drug effects
  • Staphylococcus aureus / growth & development

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents
  • Acetylcysteine