Biofilm formation in medical device-related infection

International Journal of Artificial Organs

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 343-359

  Mack, D ^a   Rohde, H ^b   Harris, L G ^a   Davies, A P ^a   Horstkotte, M A ^b   Knobloch, J K M ^b,c  

^a SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER HAMBURG EPPENDORF   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LÜBECK   (Germany)

Author keywords

Adhesion; Alternative sigma factor B; Biofilm accumulation; Implants; Polysaccharide intercellular adhesin; Primary attachment; Staphyloccoccus epidermidis; Staphylococcal virulence

Indexed keywords

BIOMEDICAL EQUIPMENT; DIAGNOSIS;

ALTERNATIVE SIGMA FACTOR ΣB; BIOFILM ACCUMULATION; EPIDERMIDIS; IMPLANT; MEDICAL DEVICES; POLYSACCHARIDE INTERCELLULAR ADHESIN; PRIMARY ATTACHMENT; SIGMA FACTOR; STAPHYLOCCOCCUS EPIDERMIDI; STAPHYLOCOCCAL VIRULENCE;

BIOFILMS;

ADHESIN; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; GLUTAMIC ACID;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BACTERIUM ADHERENCE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BIOFILM; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; COAGULASE NEGATIVE STAPHYLOCOCCUS; DEVICE INFECTION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; MOLECULAR MECHANICS; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; PHAGOCYTOSIS; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; PROTEIN SECRETION; RISK FACTOR; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS;

EID: 33745250472     PISSN: 03913988     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/039139880602900404     Document Type: Article

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