Phagocytosis and oxidative-burst response of planktonic Staphylococcus epidermidis RP62A and its non-slime-producing variant in human neutrophils

Clinical and Diagnostic Laboratory Immunology

Volumn 4, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 705-710

  Heinzelmann, Michael ^a   Herzig, Daniel O ^a   Swain, Brian ^a   Mercer Jones, Mark A ^a   Bergamini, Thomas M ^a   Polk Jr , Hiram C ^a  

^a University of Louisville School of Medicine   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTEREMIA; BIOFILM; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOPROSTHESIS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; NEUTROPHIL; NONHUMAN; PHAGOCYTOSIS; PLANKTON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY BURST; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS;

EID: 0030806703     PISSN: 1071412X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/cdli.4.6.705-710.1997     Document Type: Article

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