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Genotypic and phenotypic changes of Staphylococcus epidermidis during relapse episodes in prosthetic joint infections.
Brazilian journal of microbiology : [publication of the Brazilian Society for Microbiology] - 1 Jun 2020
Ortega-Peña Silvestre, Franco-Cendejas Rafael, Aquino-Andrade Alejandra, Betanzos-Cabrera Gabriel, Sharma Ashutosh, Rodríguez-Martínez Sandra, Cancino-Diaz Mario E, Cancino-Diaz Juan Carlos
Abstract excerpt
Staphylococcus epidermidis is a coagulase-negative bacterium capable of causing recurrent relapses in prosthetic joint infection (PJI). The aim of this study was to determine if Staphylococcus epidermidis isolates from patients with recurrent relapses of prosthetic joint infection (PJI) changed genotypically (pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE) pattern analysis and genes involved in biofilm formation) and...
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