Open Access<p>Synergistic ROS-Associated Antimicrobial Activity of Silver Nanoparticles and Gentamicin Against <em>Staphylococcus epidermidis</em></p>
Author(s) -
Paulina Mazur,
Iwona SkibaKurek,
Paulina Mrowiec,
E Karczewska,
Ryszard Drożdż
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
international journal of nanomedicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.245
H-Index - 128
eISSN - 1178-2013
pISSN - 1176-9114
DOI - 10.2147/ijn.s246484
Subject(s) - staphylococcus epidermidis , gentamicin , antimicrobial , microbiology and biotechnology , staphylococcus aureus , staphylococcus , chemistry , antibiotics , pharmacology , medicine , biology , bacteria , genetics
Increasing bacteria resistance to antibiotics is a major problem of healthcare system. There is a need for solutions that broaden the spectrum of bactericidal agents improving the efficacy of commonly used antibiotics. One of the promising directions of search are silver nanoparticles (obtained by different methods and displaying diversified physical and chemical properties), and their combination with antibiotics.