Detection of viable but non-culturable staphylococci in biofilms from central venous catheters negative on standard microbiological assays

Clinical Microbiology and Infection

Volumn 18, Issue 7, 2012, Pages

  Zandri, G ^a   Pasquaroli, S ^a   Vignaroli, C ^a   Talevi, S ^a   Manso, E ^b   Donelli, G ^c   Biavasco, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÀ POLITECNICA DELLE MARCHE   (Italy)

^b OSPEDALI RIUNITI   (Italy)

^c IRCCS FONDAZIONE SANTA LUCIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Biofilms; Catheter associated; Infections; Non culturable bacteria; Staphylococci

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL CELL; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BIOFILM; BLOOD CULTURE; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPIFLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; FEVER; HUMAN; PERSISTENT INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; STAINING; STANDARD; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS;

EID: 84862597125     PISSN: 1198743X     EISSN: 14690691     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-0691.2012.03893.x     Document Type: Article

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