Vuong Cuong, Otto Michael
Rocky Mountain Laboratories, Laboratory of Human Bacterial Pathogenesis, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, The National Institutes of Health, 903 S 4th Street, Hamilton, MT 59840, USA.
Microbes Infect. 2002 Apr;4(4):481-9. doi: 10.1016/s1286-4579(02)01563-0.
The opportunistic human pathogen Staphylococcus epidermidis has become the most important cause of nosocomial infections in recent years. Its pathogenicity is mainly due to the ability to form biofilms on indwelling medical devices. In a biofilm, S. epidermidis is protected against attacks from the immune system and against antibiotic treatment, making S. epidermidis infections difficult to eradicate.
机会性人类病原体表皮葡萄球菌近年来已成为医院感染的最重要原因。其致病性主要归因于在植入式医疗设备上形成生物膜的能力。在生物膜中,表皮葡萄球菌受到免疫系统攻击和抗生素治疗的保护,使得表皮葡萄球菌感染难以根除。