title: Involvement of adherence and adhesion Staphylococcus epidermidis genes in pacemaker lead-associated infections.
abstract: We explored three genes of attachment (fbe and atlE) and adhesion (ica) in 27 and 10 Staphylococcus epidermidis strains involved in pacemaker-related infections (PMI) and intravascular-catheter-related infections (IVCI), respectively, and in 25 saprophytic strains. The detection rates of fbe and atlE were identical in PMI and IVCI strains, but ica detection rates were identical in PMI and saprophytic strains.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Lille University, Lille 59037, France. dklug@chru-lille.fr
authors.forename: Didier
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Klug
authors.forename: Frédéric
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Wallet
authors.forename: Salem
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kacet
authors.forename: René J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Courcol
mesh_terms: D001422:Bacterial Adhesion; D001426:Bacterial Proteins / Q000235:genetics*; D018441:Biofilms; D002352:Carrier Proteins / Q000235:genetics; D002408:Catheters, Indwelling; D006801:Humans; D010138:Pacemaker, Artificial / Q000009:adverse effects*; D016459:Prosthesis-Related Infections / Q000382:microbiology*; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000382:microbiology*; D013212:Staphylococcus epidermidis / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000502:physiology*
chemical_list: D001426:Bacterial Proteins; D002352:Carrier Proteins; C112556:Fbe protein, bacteria