Resistance profiles in biofilm-positive strains of Staphylococcus epidermidis isolated from blood cultures

• Title in English: Resistance profiles in biofilm-positive strains of Staphylococcus epidermidis isolated from bloof cultures
• Authors: HOLÁ Veronika; RŮŽIČKA Filip; TEJKALOVÁ Renata; VOTAVA Miroslav
• Year of publication: 2004
• Type: Article in Periodical
• Magazine / Source: Clinical Microbiology and Infection
• MU Faculty or unit: Faculty of Medicine
• Field: Microbiology, virology
• Keywords: biofilm - resistance to antibiotics - Staphylococcus epidermidis - blood cultures
• Description: All tested strains of Staphylococcus epidermidis isolated from blood cultures showed drastically higher resistance to antibiotics when tested in biofilm form.

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