| Literature DB >> 15561879 |
George Carter1, Lowell S Young, Luiz E Bermudez.
Abstract
Mycobacterium avium causes disseminated infection in immunosuppressed individuals and lung infection in patients with chronic lung diseases. M. avium forms biofilm in the environment and possibly in human airways. Antibiotics with activity against the bacterium could inhibit biofilm formation. Clarithromycin inhibits biofilm formation but has no activity against established biofilm.Entities:
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Year: 2004 PMID: 15561879 PMCID: PMC529245 DOI: 10.1128/AAC.48.12.4907-4910.2004
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Antimicrob Agents Chemother ISSN: 0066-4804 Impact factor: 5.191