Biomaterial‐Associated Persistence of<i>Staphylococcus epidermidis</i>in Pericatheter Macrophages

Biomaterial surfaces may be modified to reduce bacterial adhesion. The susceptibility in mice to Staphylococcus epidermidis infection in tissue surrounding the commonly used catheter materials-silicon elastomer (SE), polyamide (PA), and their surface-modified polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP)-grafted deriv...

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Main Authors: Jaap Jan Boelens, J. Dankert, Jean‐Luc Murk, Jan J. Weening, Tom van der Poll, K. P. Dingemans, Léo H. Koole, Jon D. Laman, Sebastian A. J. Zaat
Format: Artigo
Language:English
Published: 2000
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1086/315369
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