Biofilm detection and the clinical significance of Staphylococcus epidermidis isolates.
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| Year of publication | 2004 |
| Type | Article in Periodical |
| Magazine / Source | Folia Microbiologica |
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| Field | Microbiology, virology |
| Keywords | biofilm - ica operone - Christensen method - Congo Red Agar method |
| Description | The ability of Staphylococcus epidermidis to produce biofilm was compared in 147 clinically significant strains repeatedly isolated from blood cultures and in 147 strains isolated from skin. The ica operone was found in 92 (62.6%) blood isolates and in 44 (19.9%) isolates from skin, Christensen test-tube method was positive in 79 (53.7%) and 33 (22.4%), Congo Red Agar method in 64 (43.5%) and 31 (21.1%) of blood and skin isolates, respectively. The detection of ica operone and the Christensen method showed better correlation with the clinical significance than the Congo Red Agar method. |
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