Download or read book Study of the Mechanisms Involved in the Pathogenesis of Foreign-Body Infections Caused by Coagulase-Negative Staphylococci written by Stefaan J. Vandecasteele and published by Leuven University Press. This book was released on 2003-11 with total page 186 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "General introduction, Quantification of the expression of Staphylococcus epidermidis housekeeping genes with Taqman quantitative PCR during in vitro growth and under different conditions, Use of gDNA as internal standard for gene expression in Staphylococci in vitro and in vivo, The effect of systemic administration of antibiotics on quantitative culture of explanted catheters, Housekeeping gene expression in Staphylococcus epidermidis during in vitro and in vivo foreign body infections, Expression of biofilm-associated genes in Staphylococcus Epidermidis during in vitro and in vivo foreign body infections, Reliability of the ica, aap and atlE genes in the discrimination between invasive, colonizing and contaminant Staphylococcus epidermidis isolates in the diagnosis of catheter-related infections, Discussions."