title: Proposed virulence factors among coagulase-negative staphylococci isolated from two healthy populations.
abstract: Proposed virulence factors, including multiple antibiotic resistance and slime-mediated adherence, among coagulase-negative staphylococci colonizing healthy individuals from two different study populations were examined. Resistance to methicillin was more commonly seen than initially anticipated. In addition, adherence characteristics, as quantitated by a microtiter plate method, were very similar to those of strains of coagulase-negative staphylococci causing nosocomial infections.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, University of Tennessee, Memphis 38163.
authors.forename: L M
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Baddour
authors.forename: D L
authors.initials: DL
authors.lastname: Smalley
authors.forename: M M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Hill
authors.forename: G D
authors.initials: GD
authors.lastname: Christensen
mesh_terms: D001422:Bacterial Adhesion; D003030:Coagulase; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008712:Methicillin / Q000494:pharmacology; D010403:Penicillin Resistance; D010564:Personnel, Hospital; D013210:Staphylococcus / Q000187:drug effects / Q000472:pathogenicity*; D013212:Staphylococcus epidermidis / Q000187:drug effects / Q000472:pathogenicity*; D014774:Virulence
chemical_list: D003030:Coagulase; D008712:Methicillin