Detection of icaA and icaD loci by polymerase chain reaction and biofilm formation by Staphylococcus epidermidis isolated from dialysate and needles in a dialysis unit

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 61, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 225-230

  Chaieb, K ^a,b   Mahdouani, K ^a   Bakhrouf, A ^b  

^a Centre Hospitalo Universitaire Ibn El Jazzar De Kairouan   (Tunisia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MONASTIR   (Tunisia)

Author keywords

Biofilm; ica operon; Medical devices; S. epidermidis

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; CONGO RED;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BIOFILM; CELL ADHESION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIALYSATE; GENE LOCUS; NEEDLE; NONHUMAN; OPERON; PHENOTYPE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS;

BACTERIAL ADHESION; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BIOFILMS; CROSS INFECTION; CULTURE MEDIA; DIALYSIS SOLUTIONS; DNA, BACTERIAL; EQUIPMENT CONTAMINATION; HEMODIALYSIS UNITS, HOSPITAL; NEEDLES; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS; TUNISIA;

EID: 27144476974     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2005.05.014     Document Type: Article

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