title: An evaluation of the role of surface hydrophobicity and extracellular slime in the pathogenesis of foreign-body-related infections due to coagulase-negative staphylococci.
authors.affiliation: Department of Bacteriology, Wilhelmina Kinderziekenhuis, Utrecht, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Fleer
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Verhoef
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000494:pharmacology; D001422:Bacterial Adhesion / Q000187:drug effects; D002404:Catheterization / Q000009:adverse effects; D002981:Clindamycin / Q000494:pharmacology; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D011135:Polysaccharides, Bacterial / Q000502:physiology*; D019736:Prostheses and Implants; D018805:Sepsis / Q000209:etiology / Q000382:microbiology; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000209:etiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D013210:Staphylococcus / Q000502:physiology*; D013499:Surface Properties
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D011135:Polysaccharides, Bacterial; D002981:Clindamycin