POTENTIATION OF THE EFFECTS OF CHLORHEXIDINE DIACETATE AND CETYLPYRIDINIUM CHLORIDE ON MYCOBACTERIA BY ETHAMBUTOL

Authors
BROADLEY SJ JENKINS PA FURR JR RUSSELL AD
Citation
Sj. Broadley et al., POTENTIATION OF THE EFFECTS OF CHLORHEXIDINE DIACETATE AND CETYLPYRIDINIUM CHLORIDE ON MYCOBACTERIA BY ETHAMBUTOL, Journal of Medical Microbiology, 43(6), 1995, pp. 458-460
Citations number
7
Categorie Soggetti
Microbiology
Journal title
Journal of Medical Microbiology → ACNP
ISSN journal
00222615
Volume
43
Issue
6
Year of publication
1995
Pages
458 - 460
Database
ISI
SICI code
0022-2615(1995)43:6<458:POTEOC>2.0.ZU;2-5
Abstract
Ethambutol enhanced the effects of chlorhexidine diacetate and cetylpy ridinium chloride against Mycobacterium avium, M. bovis BCG, M. fortui tum and M. phlei. The findings show that it is possible to increase th e susceptibility of mycobacteria to agents that normally exhibit poor activity against these organisms because of their reduced cellular pen etration.