Antibiotic susceptibility study of metal-gentamycin complexes against pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilms

• Main Authors: Shahdan, Intan Azura, Mohd Sobri, Fatimah Zahra, Hanapi, Mohammad Faiz Hizzuan, Ahmad Yusof @ Hanafi, Hanani, How, Fiona Ni Foong
• Format: Conference or Workshop Item
• Language: English
• Published: International Islamic University Malaysia 2016
• Subjects: QD Chemistry; QR Microbiology
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/54958/1/54958_International%20medical_complete.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/54958/; http://iiumedic.net/imjm/v1/vol-15-supplement-issue/

Inherent resistance of biofilm bacteria to conventional antibiotics is alarming because biofilms induce antibiotic resistance to an order of three or more in magnitude greater than those displayed by planktonic bacteria. Pseudomonas aeruginosa is an infectious organism that causes the hallmark of ch...