Direct continuous method for monitoring biofilm infection in a mouse model

Infection and Immunity

Volumn 71, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 882-890

  Kadurugamuwa, Jagath L ^a,b   Sin, Lin ^a,c   Albert, Eddie ^a   Yu, Jun ^a   Francis, Kevin ^a   DeBoer, Monica ^a   Rubin, Michael ^a   Bellinger Kawahara, Carole ^a   Parr Jr , T R ^c   Contag, Pamela R ^a  

^a Xenogen Corporation   (United States)

^b MicroGenetics Inc ^*  (United States)

^c MicroGenetics Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIAL METABOLISM; BIOFILM; BIOLUMINESCENCE; CATHETER; CELL VIABILITY; COLONY FORMING UNIT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; DOSE RESPONSE; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; GENE INSERTION; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; NONHUMAN; OPERON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; REPRODUCIBILITY; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

ANIMALS; BIOFILMS; CATHETERIZATION, CENTRAL VENOUS; CHEMILUMINESCENT MEASUREMENTS; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LUCIFERASES; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; PSEUDOMONAS INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 0037305906     PISSN: 00199567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/IAI.71.2.882-890.2003     Document Type: Article

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