Adherence of ocular isolates of Staphylococcus epidermidis to ACRYSOF intraocular lenses: A scanning electron microscopy and molecular biology study

Ophthalmology

Volumn 107, Issue 12, 2000, Pages 2162-2166

  Pinna, Antonio ^a   Sechi, Leonardo A ^a   Zanetti, Stefania ^a   Delogu, Domenico ^a   Carta, Francesco ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASSARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGAROSE; ALCOHOL; BACTERIAL DNA; ETHIDIUM BROMIDE; GLUTARALDEHYDE; OSMIUM TETRAOXIDE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ADHERENCE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CELL ADHESION; DEVICE; ENDOPHTHALMITIS; EYE INFECTION; GENE LOCUS; HUMAN; LENS IMPLANT; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

ACRYLATES; BACTERIAL ADHESION; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; DNA PRIMERS; DNA, BACTERIAL; ELECTROPHORESIS, AGAR GEL; EYE INFECTIONS, BACTERIAL; GENE AMPLIFICATION; LENSES, INTRAOCULAR; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS;

EID: 0033659084     PISSN: 01616420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0161-6420(00)00408-5     Document Type: Article

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