Environmental regulation of biofilm development in methicillin-resistant and methicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus clinical isolates [8]

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 62, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 120-122

  Fitzpatrick, F ^a   Humphreys, H ^a   O'Gara, Jim P ^a,b  

^a ROYAL COLLEGE OF SURGEONS IN IRELAND   (Ireland)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METICILLIN;

ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BACTERIUM ADHERENCE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BIOFILM; CULTURE MEDIUM; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LETTER; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEPSIS; SEPTICEMIA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BIOFILMS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; GLUCOSE; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; METHICILLIN; METHICILLIN RESISTANCE; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 30844451579     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2005.06.004     Document Type: Letter

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