title: Novel method for assessing postantibiotic effect by using the Coulter counter.
abstract: To study postantibiotic effect, viable counts are routinely acquired by the pour plate technique. However, this technique is laborious and time-consuming; the required sample dilutions also cause excessive errors and material wastage. A new total cell counting technique in which a Coulter counter is used to obtain more efficient postantibiotic effect measurements has been developed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacy, Faculty of Medicine, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong.
authors.forename: R C
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: S W
authors.initials: SW
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: J S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Lam
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D001431:Bacteriological Techniques; D013293:Enterococcus faecalis / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000254:growth & development; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000254:growth & development; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000254:growth & development; D013375:Substance Withdrawal Syndrome
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents