Staphylococcus epidermidis in Biomaterial-Associated Infections

Davies, Angharad; Mack, Dietrich; Davies, Angharad P; Harris, Llinos G; Jeeves, Rose; Pascoe, Ben; Knobloch, Johannes K.-M; Rohde, Holger; Wilkinson, Thomas S

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Staphylococcus epidermidis in Biomaterial-Associated Infections

Angharad Davies

, Dietrich Mack, Angharad P Davies, Llinos G Harris, Rose Jeeves, Ben Pascoe

, Johannes K.-M Knobloch, Holger Rohde, Thomas S Wilkinson

Biomaterials Associated Infection, Pages: 25 - 56

Swansea University Authors: Angharad Davies , Ben Pascoe

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DOI (Published version): 10.1007/978-1-4614-1031-7_2

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Coagulase-negative staphylococci, mainly Staphylococcus epidermidis, are currently the most frequent cause of hospital acquired infections in the USA. Mostly, but not exclusively, S. epidermidis infections are linked to the use of implanted medical devices like central venous catheters, prosthetic j...

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Staphylococcus epidermidis in Biomaterial-Associated Infections

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