Strategies to control Staphylococcus epidermidis biofilms

Staphylococcus epidermidis is the staphylococci species most commonly associated with bacteremia and hospital-acquired infections and has recently arisen as the leading cause of infections related to indwelling medical devices such as vascular catheters, prosthetic joints and artificial heart valves...

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Main Author: Gomes, F. I. (author)
Other Authors: Leite, Bruna (author), Teixeira, P. (author), Oliveira, Rosário (author)
Format: bookPart
Language:eng
Published: 2011
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1822/22522
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:repositorium.sdum.uminho.pt:1822/22522