Staphylococcus epidermidis infections

Microbes and Infection

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 481-489

  Vuong, Cuong ^a   Otto, Michael ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Biofilms; Cross infection; Staphylococcus epidermidis

Indexed keywords

DALFOPRISTIN PLUS QUINUPRISTIN; METICILLIN; OXAZOLIDINONE DERIVATIVE; VANCOMYCIN; VIRULENCE FACTOR;

ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; BACTERIUM ADHERENCE; BIOFILM; CELL ADHESION; DEVICE; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HOST; IMMUNE SYSTEM; INFECTION CONTROL; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENICITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION;

BACTERIAL ADHESION; BACTERIOCINS; BIOFILMS; HUMANS; MODELS, MOLECULAR; PHEROMONES; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS; VIRULENCE;

STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS;

EID: 0036217211     PISSN: 12864579     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1286-4579(02)01563-0     Document Type: Review

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