Evaluation of biofilm production and prevalence of theicaDgene in methicillin-resistant and methicillin-susceptibleStaphylococcus aureusstrains isolated from patients with nosocomial infections and carriers
Open Access
- 1 August 2007
- journal article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in FEMS Immunology & Medical Microbiology
- Vol. 50 (3) , 375-379
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1574-695x.2007.00262.x
Abstract
Staphylococcus aureus is one of the most important etiological agents responsible for healthcare-associated infections and is capable of producing maKeywords
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