Methicillin resistant <it>Staphylococcus aureus </it>adhesion to human umbilical vein endothelial cells demonstrates wall shear stress dependent behaviour

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Methicillin-resistant <it>Staphylococcus aureus </it>(MRSA) is an increasingly prevalent pathogen capable of causing severe vascular infections. The goal of this work was to investigate the role of shear stress in early a...

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Main Authors: Martinuzzi Robert M, Shepherd Robert D, Salek M Mehdi, Dol Sharul S, Viegas Kayla D, Rinker Kristina D
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2011-03-01
Series:BioMedical Engineering OnLine
Online Access:http://www.biomedical-engineering-online.com/content/10/1/20

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