The role of polysaccharide intercellular adhesin (PIA) in Staphylococcus epidermidis adhesion to host tissues and subsequent antibiotic tolerance

European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 623-629

  Costa, A R ^a   Henriques, M ^a   Oliveira, R ^a   Azeredo, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINHO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; BACTERIAL POLYSACCHARIDE; CEFAZOLIN; DICLOXACILLIN; POLYSACCHARIDE INTERCELLULAR ADHESIN; RIFAMPICIN; TETRACYCLINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VANCOMYCIN;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL CELL; BACTERIAL COUNT; BACTERIOPLANKTON; BACTERIUM ADHERENCE; BACTERIUM COLONY; BACTERIUM MUTANT; CELL ACTIVITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOTHELIUM; HOST PATHOGEN INTERACTION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS; UROTHELIUM;

ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIAL ADHESION; CELL LINE; ENDOTHELIAL CELLS; EPITHELIAL CELLS; HUMANS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; MICROBIAL VIABILITY; MUTATION; POLYSACCHARIDES, BACTERIAL; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS; TETRAZOLIUM SALTS;

EID: 67349177845     PISSN: 09349723     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10096-008-0684-2     Document Type: Article

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