Pathogenesis and immunity in enterococcal infections

Clinical Microbiology and Infection

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 533-540

  Sava, I G ^a   Heikens, E ^b   Huebner, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Enterococcus faecalis; Enterococcus faecium; Immunity; Review; Vaccine; Virulence factors

Indexed keywords

CARBOHYDRATE ANTIGEN; GELATINASE; GLYCOLIPID; LIPOTEICHOIC ACID; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; TEICHOIC ACID; VIRULENCE FACTOR;

ACUTE PHASE RESPONSE; BACTEREMIA; BACTERIAL CELL WALL; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIAL ENDOCARDITIS; BACTERIAL SURVIVAL; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BACTERIUM ADHERENCE; BACTERIUM PILUS; BIOFILM; ENTEROCOCCAL INFECTION; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECIUM; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; IMMUNE RESPONSE; INFECTION CONTROL; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; PATHOGENICITY ISLAND; PHAGOCYTOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; URINARY TRACT INFECTION;

ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECIUM;

EID: 77953941334     PISSN: 1198743X     EISSN: 14690691     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-0691.2010.03213.x     Document Type: Review

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