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Reduction of Staphylococcus epidermidis adhesion to indwelling medical devices : a simple procedure

Description : The present study aims to find a method to reduce Staphylococcus epidermidis adhesion to acrylic and silicone – two materials used commonly in medical devices – by heparin and gentian violet surface preconditioning. Different periods of heparin preconditioning are studied to evaluate the influence o...
Language(s) : English
Subject(s) : Cross infection , Gentian violet , Heparin , Staphylococcus epidermidis
Publisher(s) : Institute of Biomedical Science
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Publication Date(s) : 2008-01-01