Alteration of organized structure of biofilm formed by Staphylococcus epidermidis on soft contact lenses

Journal of Biomedical Materials Research

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 53-57

  Perilli, Roberto ^a,b   Marziano, Maria Luisa ^a   Formisano, Giuseppe ^a   Caiazza, Salvatore ^a   Scorcia, Giovanni ^b   Baldassarri, Lucilla ^a  

^a ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITÀ   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY MAGNA GRAECIA OF CATANZARO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Biofilm; Biomaterials; Infection; Nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drug; Slime

Indexed keywords

ANTIGENS; BACTERIA; BIOFILMS; DRUG PRODUCTS; SODIUM COMPOUNDS;

SOFT CONTACT LENSES;

CONTACT LENSES;

DICLOFENAC;

ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BIOFILM; DRUG EFFECT; EYE INFECTION; NONHUMAN; SOFT CONTACT LENS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS, NON-STEROIDAL; ANTIGENS, BACTERIAL; BACTERIAL ADHESION; BIOFILMS; CONTACT LENSES, HYDROPHILIC; DICLOFENAC; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS;

EID: 0033990175     PISSN: 00219304     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-4636(200001)49:1<53::AID-JBM7>3.0.CO;2-C     Document Type: Article

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