Potential of exocellular carbohydrate antigens of Staphylococcus epidermidis in the serodiagnosis of orthopaedic prosthetic infection

Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 44, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 355-361

  Lambert, P A ^a   Van Maurik, A ^a   Parvatham, S ^a   Akhtar, Z ^a   Fraise, A R ^b   Krikler, S J ^c,d  

^a ASTON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b CITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c ROYAL ORTHOPAEDIC HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d Hospital of Coventry and Warwickshire   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL ANTIGEN; CARBOHYDRATE;

ARTICLE; BONE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HUMAN; IMMUNOBLOTTING; INFECTION; JOINT; NONHUMAN; ORTHOPEDICS; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTHESIS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 0030004435     PISSN: 00222615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/00222615-44-5-355     Document Type: Article

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