A glance at the role of exotoxins in opportunistic bacterial infections

International Journal of Artificial Organs

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 462-467

  Montanaro, Lucio ^a,b   Campoccia, D ^a,b   Arciola, Carla Renata ^a,b  

^a RIZZOLI ORTHOPAEDIC INSTITUTE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Exotoxins; Implant infections; Opportunistivs bacteria

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; COLONISATION; EXOTOXIN; HOST DEFENSE; IMPLANT INFECTIONS; MECHANISM OF ACTION; OPPORTUNISTIVS BACTERIA; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS; VIRULENCE FACTORS;

BACTERIA;

ALPHA TOXIN; BACTERIAL TOXIN; BACTERIAL VACCINE; ENTEROTOXIN; EXFOLIATIN; EXOENZYME S; EXOTOXIN; LEUKOCIDIN; LEUKOTOXIN; STAPHYLOCOCCUS TOXIN; SUPERANTIGEN; TOXIC SHOCK SYNDROME TOXIN 1;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BIOFILM; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HOST RESISTANCE; IMMUNITY; NONHUMAN; OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTION; PROSTHESIS INFECTION; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; SEPTIC SHOCK; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS; TOXIC EPIDERMAL NECROLYSIS; TOXIC SHOCK SYNDROME;

EID: 33745273052     PISSN: 03913988     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/039139880602900417     Document Type: Article

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