Characterization of a Staphylococcus aureus strain showing high levels of biofilm formation isolated from a vascular graft: Case report

International Journal of Immunopathology and Pharmacology

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 745-750

  Petrelli, D ^a   Repetto, A ^b   di Luca, M C ^a   Parente, B ^c   Tavolini, V ^c   Cao, P ^d   Ripa, C ^d   Prenna, M ^a   Vitali, Luca Agostino ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMERINO   (Italy)

^b SANTA MARIA DELLA MISERICORDIA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

^d INRCA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Biofilm; Staphylococcus aureus; Vascular graft

Indexed keywords

ADHESIN; AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; CIPROFLOXACIN; DALFOPRISTIN PLUS QUINUPRISTIN; ERYTHROMYCIN; GENTAMICIN; IMIPENEM; OXACILLIN; PENICILLIN G; RIFAMPICIN; TEICOPLANIN; TELITHROMYCIN; TETRACYCLINE; VANCOMYCIN;

AGED; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENETICS; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BACTERIUM ADHERENCE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BIOFILM; BLOOD CULTURE; BLOOD VESSEL GRAFT; CASE REPORT; CONFOCAL LASER MICROSCOPY; DEVICE REMOVAL; DRUG RESPONSE; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; GENE LOCUS; GENETIC TRAIT; HUMAN; MALE; MULTILOCUS SEQUENCE TYPING; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTHESIS INFECTION; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TREATMENT DURATION;

EID: 53749104242     PISSN: 03946320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/039463200802100331     Document Type: Article

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