Antibacterial Activities of Iron Chelators against Common Nosocomial Pathogens
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Antibacterial activities of iron chelators against common nosocomial pathogens.
The activities of iron chelators (deferoxamine, deferiprone, Apo6619, and VK28) were evaluated against type strains of Acinetobacter baumannii, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Staphylococcus aureus, Klebsiella pneumoniae, and Escherichia coli. Deferiprone, Apo6619, and VK28 each inhibited growth in standard and RPMI tissue culture medium, while deferoxamine had no effect. Additionally, time-kill assays...
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عنوان ژورنال: Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy
سال: 2012
ISSN: 0066-4804,1098-6596
DOI: 10.1128/aac.01197-12