Strong slime production is a marker of clinical significance in Staphylococcus epidermidis isolated from intravascular catheters

European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 311-314

  Mateo, M ^a   Maestre, J R ^a   Aguilar, L ^b   Gimenez M J ^b   Granizo, J J ^c   Prieto, J ^b  

^a HOSPITAL CENTRAL DE LA DEFENSA GÓMEZ ULLA   (Spain)

^b SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Spain)

^c Grana Datos SL   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONGO RED;

ARTICLE; BACTEREMIA; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BIOFILM; CATHETER INFECTION; CATHETER RELATED BLOODSTREAM INFECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE MARKER; HUMAN; INTRAVASCULAR CATHETER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OPTICAL DENSITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY; STAINING; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

BIOFILMS; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CATHETERIZATION; CATHETERS, INDWELLING; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS;

EID: 43449101184     PISSN: 09349723     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10096-007-0433-y     Document Type: Article

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