RNAIII-inhibiting peptide affects biofilm formation in a rat model of staphylococcal ureteral stent infection.

نویسندگان

  • Oscar Cirioni
  • Roberto Ghiselli
  • Daniele Minardi
  • Fiorenza Orlando
  • Federico Mocchegiani
  • Carmela Silvestri
  • Giovanni Muzzonigro
  • Vittorio Saba
  • Giorgio Scalise
  • Naomi Balaban
  • Andrea Giacometti
چکیده

Ureteral stents coated with the quorum-sensing inhibitor RNAIII-inhibiting peptide (RIP) were implanted in rat bladders and shown to suppress Staphylococcus aureus formation on the stent and in urine and was especially effective when combined with teicoplanin. Coating ureteral stents with RIP thus increases the efficacy of teicoplanin in preventing ureteral stent-associated staphylococcal infections.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

دوره 51 12  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2007