Biofilm formation by persistent and non-persistent isolates of Staphylococcus epidermidis from a neonatal intensive care unit

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 71, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 112-116

  Eftekhar, F ^a   Speert, D P ^b  

^a SHAHID BEHESHTI UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Biofilm; icaADBC; Neonatal infections; Staphylococcus epidermidis

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE; N ACETYLGLUCOSAMINYLTRANSFERASE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENETICS; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BIOFILM; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; NONHUMAN; OPERON; PHENOTYPE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS; TOTAL PARENTERAL NUTRITION;

BIOFILMS; CROSS INFECTION; GLUCOSE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, NEONATAL; OPERON; PARENTERAL NUTRITION, TOTAL; POLYSACCHARIDES, BACTERIAL; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS;

EID: 58249131243     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2008.09.008     Document Type: Article

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