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Biofilm formation increases treatment failure in Staphylococcus epidermidis device-related osteomyelitis of the lower extremity in human patients.
Journal of orthopaedic research : official publication of the Orthopaedic Research Society - 1 Nov 2016
Morgenstern Mario, Post Virginia, Erichsen Christoph, Hungerer Sven, Bühren Volker, Militz Matthias, Richards R Geoff, Moriarty T Fintan
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The ability to form biofilm on the surface of implanted devices is often considered the most critical virulence factor possessed by Staphylococcus epidermidis in its role as an opportunistic pathogen in orthopaedic device-related infection (ODRI). Despite this recognition, there is a lack of clinical evidence linking outcome with biofilm forming ability for S. epidermidis ODRIs. We prospectively collected S....
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