title: In vitro colonisation of cerebrospinal fluid shunts.
abstract: A reliable method of colonizing cerebrospinal fluid shunts has been developed in vitro. A simulated cerebrospinal fluid is described in which the test organism (Staphylococcus epidermidis) multiplied. All experiments were conducted in a CO2 enriched atmosphere.
mesh_terms: D002245:Carbon Dioxide / Q000032:analysis; D002557:Cerebrospinal Fluid Shunts; D005947:Glucose / Q000032:analysis; D006801:Humans; D006863:Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000209:etiology*; D013212:Staphylococcus epidermidis / Q000254:growth & development
chemical_list: D002245:Carbon Dioxide; D005947:Glucose