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Rat Jugular Catheter Model of Biofilm-Mediated Infection

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Staphylococcus Epidermidis

Part of the book series: Methods in Molecular Biology ((MIMB,volume 1106))

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Staphylococcus epidermidis is now recognized as the primary cause of nosocomial catheter-mediated infections. Bacteria may be introduced exogenously via contamination of the catheter hub or insertion site and endogenously from sepsis. The in vivo model described in this chapter examines the infection resulting from hematogenous seeding of jugular vein catheters.

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  1. Department of Pathology and Microbiology, Center for Staphylococcal Research, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, USA

    Carolyn R. Schaeffer & Keith M. Woods

  2. Division of Vascular Surgery, Department of General Surgery, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, USA

    G. Matthew Longo

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  1. Department of Pathology and Microbiology, Center for Staphylococcal Research, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska, USA

    Paul D. Fey

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Schaeffer, C.R., Woods, K.M., Longo, G.M. (2014). Rat Jugular Catheter Model of Biofilm-Mediated Infection. In: Fey, P. (eds) Staphylococcus Epidermidis. Methods in Molecular Biology, vol 1106. Humana Press, Totowa, NJ. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-62703-736-5_19

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