Characterization of coagulase-negative staphylococci isolated from patients with infected hip prostheses: Use of phenotypic and genotypic analyses, including tests for the presence of the ica operon

European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 255-265

  Nilsdotter Augustinsson, A ^a   Koskela, A ^b   Ohman L ^a   Soderquist B ^b  

^a LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b ÖREBRO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL GENETICS; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; COAGULASE NEGATIVE STAPHYLOCOCCUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE INFECTION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENOTYPE PHENOTYPE CORRELATION; HIP PROSTHESIS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OPERON; PHENOTYPIC VARIATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION;

AMIDOHYDROLASES; BACTERIAL TYPING TECHNIQUES; BIOFILMS; COAGULASE; ELECTROPHORESIS, GEL, PULSED-FIELD; HIP PROSTHESIS; HUMANS; OPERON; PROSTHESIS-RELATED INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS;

EID: 34147101589     PISSN: 09349723     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10096-007-0281-9     Document Type: Article

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