International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents
Volume 36, Issue 3 , Pages 211-215 , September 2010

Ambroxol interferes with Pseudomonas aeruginosa quorum sensing

  • Qi Lu

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neonatology, Children's Hospital, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400014, China
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  • Jialin Yu

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neonatology, Children's Hospital, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400014, China
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +86 23 6363 4756.
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  • Xiqiang Yang

      Affiliations

    • Department of Clinical Immunology, Children's Hospital, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400014, China
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +86 23 6362 4479.
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  • Jiarong Wang

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neonatology, Children's Hospital, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400014, China
    • ,
  • Lijia Wang

      Affiliations

    • Department of Clinical Immunology, Children's Hospital, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400014, China
    • ,
  • Yayin Lin

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neonatology, Children's Hospital, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400014, China
    • ,
  • Lihua Lin

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neonatology, Children's Hospital, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400014, China

Received 10 October 2009 ,Accepted 6 May 2010.

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PII: S0924-8579(10)00225-6

doi: 10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2010.05.007

International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents
Volume 36, Issue 3 , Pages 211-215 , September 2010

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