Open AccessCorrelation between staphylococcal biofilm formation in vitro and potential for catheter-related infections
Author(s) -
Salwa Oufrid,
Zineb Ghazlane,
Loubna Jamali,
Fatima El Otmani,
Mustapha Talmi,
Naima Elmdaghri,
Khalid Zerouali,
Mohammed Timinouni
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
the journal of infection in developing countries
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.322
H-Index - 49
eISSN - 2036-6590
pISSN - 1972-2680
DOI - 10.3855/jidc.4839
Subject(s) - icad , biofilm , microbiology and biotechnology , biology , virulence , gene , staphylococcus , catheter , in vitro , bacteria , staphylococcus aureus , genetics , medicine , surgery
The present study evaluated biofilm-forming capacity and the presence of both icaA and icaD genes among staphylococcal strains isolated from catheter-related infections and blood culture.
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