Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus biofilm susceptibility in response to increased level of shear stresses and flow agitation

Proceedings of the IEEE Annual Northeast Bioengineering Conference, NEBEC

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages

  Salek, M Mehdi ^a   Jones, Steven M ^a   Martinuzzi, Robert J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIMICROBIAL AGENTS; BACTERIA; SHEAR FLOW; SHEAR STRESS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

BACTERIAL STRAINS; BIOMEDICAL DEVICES; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; FLOW AGITATIONS; FLUID MOTIONS; HOSPITAL ENVIRONMENT; METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; ROTATIONAL SPEED;

BIOFILMS;

EID: 70349123111     PISSN: 1071121X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/NEBC.2009.4967769     Document Type: Conference Paper

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