Fluorescent amplified fragment length polymorphism (FAFLP) genotyping demonstrates the role of biofilm-producing methicillin-resistant periocular <it>Staphylococcus epidermidis </it>strains in postoperative endophthalmitis

Fluorescent amplified fragment length polymorphism (FAFLP) genotyping demonstrates the role of biofilm-producing methicillin-resistant periocular <it>Staphylococcus epidermidis </it>strains in postoperative endophthalmitis

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>An observational case series was used to study the virulence characteristics and genotypes of paired <it>Staphylococcus epidermidis </it>isolates cultured from intraocular samples and from periocular environment of patien...

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Main Authors: Hasnain Seyed E, Das Taraprasad, Pathengay Avinash, Ahmed Niyaz, Duggirala Aparna, Kenchappa Prashanth, Sharma Savitri
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2006-01-01
Series:BMC Ophthalmology
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2415/6/1

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