Adherence and growth of coagulase-negative staphylecocci on surfaces of intravenous catheters

Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 146, Issue 4, 1982, Pages 479-482

  Peters, Georg ^a,b   Locci, Romano ^a,b   Pulverer, Gerhard ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM ADHERENCE; COAGULASE NEGATIVE STAPHYLOCOCCUS; IN VITRO STUDY; PERIPHERAL VASCULAR SYSTEM; VEIN CATHETERIZATION;

ADHESIVENESS; CATHETERS, INDWELLING; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; VEINS;

EID: 0019932251     PISSN: 00221899     EISSN: 15376613     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/infdis/146.4.479     Document Type: Article

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