Detection of biofilm-producing and methicillin resistance genes in Staphylococcus epidermidis isolated from healthy humans and in blood culture tests

Journal of Infection and Chemotherapy

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 170-173

  Kitao, Takashi ^a,b   Ishimaru, Mika ^c   Nishihara, Shinji ^c  

^a EHIME PREFECTURAL UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH SCIENCES   (Japan)

^b OKAYAMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c EHIME PREFECTURAL CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Ica AB; Keywords Bloodstream infection; Mec A; S. epidermidis

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; METICILLIN; PROTEIN ICA AB; PROTEIN MEC A; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BIOFILM; BLOOD CULTURE; CATHETER INFECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FINGER; GENE IDENTIFICATION; HAND; HUMAN; NOSE CAVITY; STAPHYLOCOCCAL BACTEREMIA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS;

EID: 77955715782     PISSN: 1341321X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10156-010-0037-9     Document Type: Article

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