Detection of virulence factors in Serratia strains isolated from contact lens-associated corneal ulcers

Acta Ophthalmologica

Volumn 89, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 382-387

  Pinna, Antonio ^a   Usai, Donatella ^a   Sechi, Leonardo A ^a   Carta, Arturo ^b   Zanetti, Stefania ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASSARI   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PARMA   (Italy)

Author keywords

antibiotic susceptibility testing; bacterial exoproteases; biofilm formation; contact lens disinfecting solutions; contact lens associated Serratia keratitis; human corneal epithelial cells

Indexed keywords

ALKALINE PROTEINASE; AMIKACIN; AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; AZTREONAM; CATALASE; CEFALOTIN; CEFOTAXIME; CEFTAZIDIME; CIPROFLOXACIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; ELASTASE; GELATINASE; GENTAMICIN; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; IMIPENEM; LEVOFLOXACIN; PIPERACILLIN; POLYAMINOPROPYL BIGUANIDE; TOBRAMYCIN; VIRULENCE FACTOR;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BIOFILM; CASE REPORT; CONTACT LENS ASSOCIATED CORNEAL ULCER; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA EPITHELIUM; CORNEA ULCER; EPITHELIUM CELL; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SERRATIA LIQUEFACIENS; SERRATIA MARCESCENS;

ADULT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BIOFILMS; CELLS, CULTURED; CONTACT LENS SOLUTIONS; CONTACT LENSES, HYDROPHILIC; CORNEAL ULCER; EPITHELIUM, CORNEAL; EYE INFECTIONS, BACTERIAL; FEMALE; GELATINASES; HUMANS; MALE; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; MIDDLE AGED; MYOPIA; PANCREATIC ELASTASE; SERINE ENDOPEPTIDASES; SERRATIA INFECTIONS; SERRATIA LIQUEFACIENS; SERRATIA MARCESCENS; VIRULENCE FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79958093290     PISSN: 1755375X     EISSN: 17553768     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1755-3768.2009.01689.x     Document Type: Article

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