Corynebacterium diphtheriae as an emerging pathogen in nephrostomy catheter-related infection: Evaluation of traits associated with bacterial virulence

Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 58, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 1419-1427

  Gomes, Débora L R ^a   Martins, Carlos A S ^a,b   Faria, Lúcia M D ^b   Santos, Louisy S ^a   Santos, Cintia S ^a   Sabbadini, Priscila S ^a   Souza, Mônica C ^a   Alves, Gabriela B ^a   Rosa, Ana C P ^a   Nagao, Prescilla E ^a   Pereira, Gabriela A ^a   Hirata Jr , Raphael ^a   Mattos Guaraldi, Ana L ^a  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^b INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE CÂNCER   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CEFTAZIDIME; CIPROFLOXACIN; OXACILLIN; POLYURETHAN;

AGED; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BACTERIUM ADHERENCE; BIOFILM; BLADDER CANCER; CASE REPORT; CATHETER INFECTION; CORYNEBACTERIUM DIPHTHERIAE; FIBRIN DEPOSITION; HEP 2 CELL; HUMAN; MALE; MULTIPLEX POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PERCUTANEOUS NEPHROSTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

AGED; BACTERIAL ADHESION; BIOFILMS; CATHETER-RELATED INFECTIONS; CATHETERS, INDWELLING; CELL LINE; CORYNEBACTERIUM DIPHTHERIAE; DIPHTHERIA; FATAL OUTCOME; FIBRIN; HUMANS; MALE; NEPHROSTOMY, PERCUTANEOUS; POLYURETHANES; URINARY BLADDER NEOPLASMS; VIRULENCE;

EID: 70350501182     PISSN: 00222615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/jmm.0.012161-0     Document Type: Article

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