@article{(Open Science Index):https://publications.waset.org/pdf/1055,
	  title     = {Antibacterial Effect of Silver Nanoparticles on Multi Drug Resistant Pseudomonas Aeruginosa},
	  author    = {Athirah Nur Amirulhusni and  Navindra Kumari Palanisamy and  Zaini Mohd-Zain and  Liew Jian Ping and  R.Durairaj},
	  country	= {},
	  institution	= {},
	  abstract     = {Multidrug resistant organisms have been taunting the
medical world for the last few decades. Even with new antibiotics
developed, resistant strains have emerged soon after. With the
advancement of nanotechnology, we investigated colloidal silver
nanoparticles for its antimicrobial activity against Pseudomonas
aeruginosa. This organism is a multidrug resistant which contributes
to the high morbidity and mortality in immunocompromised patients.
Five multidrug resistant strains were used in this study. The
antimicrobial effect was studied using the disc diffusion and broth
dilution techniques. An inhibition zone of 11 mm was observed with
10 μg dose of the nanoparticles. The nanoparticles exhibited MIC of
50 μg/ml when added at the lag phase and the subinhibitory
concentration was measured as 100 μg/ml. The MIC50 value showed
to be 15 μg/ml. This study suggests that silver nanoparticles can be
further developed as an antimicrobial agent, hence decreasing the
burden of the multidrug resistance phenomena.},
	    journal   = {International Journal of Medical and Health Sciences},
	  volume    = {6},
	  number    = {7},
	  year      = {2012},
	  pages     = {291 - 294},
	  ee        = {https://publications.waset.org/pdf/1055},
	  url   	= {https://publications.waset.org/vol/67},
	  bibsource = {https://publications.waset.org/},
	  issn  	= {eISSN: 1307-6892},
	  publisher = {World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology},
	  index 	= {Open Science Index 67, 2012},
	}