Antibiotic susceptibility of coagulase-negative staphylococci isolated from very low birth weight babies: comprehensive comparisons of bacteria at different stages of biofilm formation

• Main Authors: Garland Suzanne M (Author), Istivan Taghrid S (Author), Daley Andrew J (Author), Qu Yue (Author), Deighton Margaret A (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Coagulase-negative staphylococci are major causes of bloodstream infections in very low birth weight babies cared for in Neonatal Intensive Care Units. The virulence of these bacteria is mainly due to their ability to form biofilms o...