Modulation of bacterial adhesion to hydrogel contact lenses by albumin

Optometry and Vision Science

Volumn 75, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 23-29

  Taylor, Rebecca L ^a   Willcox, Mark D P ^b   Williams, Timothy J ^b   Verran, Joanna ^a  

^a MANCHESTER METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Bacterial adhesion; Contact lenses; Protein deposits; Pseudomonas aeruginosa; Staphylococcus epidermidis

Indexed keywords

ADHESION; ADSORPTION; BACTERIA; CELLS; COMPOSITION EFFECTS; ELECTROPHORESIS; HYDROGELS; POLYAMIDES; PROTEINS; SODIUM COMPOUNDS;

ALBUMIN; POLYACRYLAMIDE; SODIUM DODECYLSULPHATE;

CONTACT LENSES;

ALBUMIN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ADHERENCE; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; CONTACT LENS; HYDROGEL; INFECTION RISK; KERATITIS; MICROBIAL GROWTH; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS;

ADSORPTION; BACTERIAL ADHESION; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; CONTACT LENSES, HYDROPHILIC; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; EYE PROTEINS; HUMANS; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; POLYHYDROXYETHYL METHACRYLATE; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; SERUM ALBUMIN; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS;

EID: 0031932981     PISSN: 10405488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006324-199801000-00021     Document Type: Article

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