Staphylococcus epidermidis has become an important nosocomial pathogen. Multidrug
resistance makes S. epidermidis infections difficult to treat. The study aims to describe the …

Nanotechnologies comprise approaches able to synthesize, manipulate and visualize
matter at the nanometer scale offering numerous advantages, especially in the biomedical …

Early in life, infants are colonized with multiple bacterial strains whose differences in gene
content can have important health consequences. Metagenomics-based approaches have …

Medical devices such as venous catheters (VCs) and urinary catheters (UCs) are widely
used in the hospital setting. However, the implantation of these devices is often …

Coagulase-negative staphylococci (CoNS) are a group of gram-positive staphylococcal
species that naturally inhabit the healthy human skin and mucosa. The clinical impact of …

This study investigated the antibiofilm activity of water-soluble extracts obtained under
different pH conditions from Cannabis sativa seeds and from previously defatted seeds. The …

Methicillin-resistant (MR) Staphylococcus aureus (SA) and others, except for
Staphylococcus aureus (SOSA), are common in healthcare-associated infections. SOSA …

Objective: We investigated genetic, epidemiologic, and environmental factors contributing to
positive Staphylococcus epidermidis joint cultures. Design: Retrospective cohort study with …

A subculture of S. epidermidis strain ATCC35984 that is amenable to genetically manipulate
was occasionally found in our laboratory. This mutant exhibited susceptibility to methicillin in …

Given the worldwide increase in antibiotic resistant bacteria, bacteriophage derived
endolysins represent a very promising new alternative class of antibacterials in the fight …