Staphylococcus epidermidis: Why is it so successful?

Clinical Microbiology and Infection

Volumn 4, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 297-300

  Von Eiff, C ^a   Heilmann, c ^a   Peters, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL MÜNSTER   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; GLYCOPEPTIDE; NOVOBIOCIN; PENICILLIN DERIVATIVE; POLYMER; TEICOPLANIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; CATHETER; COAGULASE NEGATIVE STAPHYLOCOCCUS; FOREIGN BODY; HIGH RISK PATIENT; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; IMPLANT; INFECTION SENSITIVITY; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ABUSE; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTHESIS MATERIAL; SHORT SURVEY; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION;

EID: 0031925942     PISSN: 1198743X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-0691.1998.tb00062.x     Document Type: Short Survey

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