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Quantitative analysis of biofilm formation of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) strains from patients with orthopaedic device-related infections.
FEMS immunology and medical microbiology - 1 Oct 2011
Kawamura Hideki, Nishi Junichiro, Imuta Naoko, Tokuda Koichi, Miyanohara Hiroaki, Hashiguchi Teruto, Zenmyo Michihisa, Yamamoto Takuya, Ijiri Kosei, Kawano Yoshifumi, Komiya Setsuro
Abstract excerpt
Biofilms play a pivotal role in medical device-related infections. However, epidemiological analysis of biofilm formation and genotyping among clinical methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) isolates from patients with orthopaedic infections has rarely been reported. A total of 168 MRSA strains were examined: 23 strains from patients with device-related infection (the device group); 55 from patients...
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