Staphylococcus epidermidis biofilm-released cells induce a prompt and more marked in vivo inflammatory-type response than planktonic or biofilm cells

Staphylococcus epidermidis biofilm formation on indwelling medical devices is frequently associated with the development of chronic infections. Nevertheless, it has been suggested that cells released from these biofilms may induce severe acute infections with bacteraemia as one of its major associat...

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Autor principal: França, Ângela Maria Oliveira Sousa (author)
Outros Autores: Pérez-Cabezas, Begoña (author), Correia, Alexandra (author), Pier, G. B. (author), Cerca, Nuno (author), Vilanova, Manuel (author)
Formato: article
Idioma:eng
Publicado em: 2016
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Texto completo:http://hdl.handle.net/1822/43286
País:Portugal
Oai:oai:repositorium.sdum.uminho.pt:1822/43286