Characterization of staphylococcal small colony variants and their pathogenic role in biomaterial-related infections with special reference to staphylococcus epidermidis

There are many surgical implanted devices in current use and all are prone to biomaterial-related infections (BRI) associated with staphylococcal biofilm formation. BRI are usually associated with S. epidermidis or S. Aureus and are characterized by treatment failure and chronicity resulting in reop...

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Main Author: Matar, Suzan
Format: Thesis (University of Nottingham only)
Language:English
Published: 2004
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Online Access:https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/12135/