Pathogenesis of Staphylococcus epidermidis in prosthetic joint infections: can identification of virulence genes differentiate between infecting and commensal strains?
A Sánchez, Natividad Benito, Alba Rivera, Lourdes Botelho Garcia, Elisenda Miró, Isabel Mur, Y. González, Cristina Gutiérrez, Juan Pablo Horcajada, Paula Espinal, Ferrán Navarro
Topics & Concepts
Staphylococcus epidermidisVirulenceMicrobiologyBiologyBiofilmGeneAntibioticsStaphylococcus aureusBacteriaGeneticsAntimicrobial Resistance in StaphylococcusOrthopedic Infections and TreatmentsBacterial biofilms and quorum sensing