Slime production is essential for the adherence of Staphylococcus epidermidis in implant-related infections

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 77, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 153-156

  Nayak, N ^a   Satpathy, G ^a   Nag, H L ^b   Venkatesh, P ^a   Ramakrishnan, S ^b   Nag, T C ^b   Prasad, S ^a  

^a ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

^b ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Adherence; Biofilms; Device related infections; Implant related infections; Slime; Staphylococcus epidermidis

Indexed keywords

CONGO RED; EXOPOLYSACCHARIDE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ADHERENCE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BIOFILM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE INFECTION; ENDOPHTHALMITIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; LENS IMPLANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHENOTYPE; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RABBIT; SLIME; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS; SURFACE PROPERTY;

ADHESIVENESS; AGAR; ANIMALS; BIOFILMS; CATHETERS; CONGO RED; HUMANS; MYXOCOCCALES; PROSTHESES AND IMPLANTS; RABBITS; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS;

EID: 78951492722     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2010.09.023     Document Type: Article

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