Interaction of Staphylococcus epidermidis with abiotic and biotic surfaces : a role in bone and wound infections
Staphylococcus epidermidis has become one of the most important causes of nosocomial and foreign device-related infections. It causes osteomyelitis around orthopaedic implants and secrets surface associated proteins which have osteolytic activity. Adherence of S. epidermidis to biomaterials is a key...
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University College London (University of London)
2005
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