Enhanced pathogenicity of biofilm-negative Staphylococcus epidermidis isolated from platelet preparations

Transfusion

Volumn 54, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 461-470

  Hodgson, Scott D ^a   Greco Stewart, Valerie ^a   Jimenez, Celine S ^a   Sifri, Costi D ^a   Brassinga, Ann Karen C ^a   Ramirez Arcos, Sandra ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMALS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BIOFILMS; BIOLOGICAL ASSAY; BLOOD PLATELETS; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; GENE DELETION; HUMANS; PLATELET TRANSFUSION; POLYSACCHARIDES, BACTERIAL; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS; VIRULENCE;

EID: 84893942600     PISSN: 00411132     EISSN: 15372995     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/trf.12308     Document Type: Article

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