title: Significance of slime as virulence factor in coagulase-negative staphylococcus peritonitis in CAPD.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Bioscience Institute, UNESP, Botucatu, SP, Brazil. Cunhamlr@ibb.unesp.br
authors.forename: Maria de Lourdes Ribeiro de Souza
authors.initials: Mde L
authors.lastname: da Cunha
authors.forename: Jacqueline Costa Teixeira
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Caramori
authors.forename: Ana Maria
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Fioravante
authors.forename: Jackson Eliezer Neves
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Batalha
authors.forename: Augusto Cezar
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Montelli
authors.forename: Pasqual
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Barretti
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001426:Bacterial Proteins / Q000502:physiology*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010531:Peritoneal Dialysis, Continuous Ambulatory / Q000009:adverse effects; D010538:Peritonitis / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000628:therapy; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013210:Staphylococcus / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000502:physiology*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D037521:Virulence Factors / Q000502:physiology*
chemical_list: D001426:Bacterial Proteins; D037521:Virulence Factors; C025431:extracellular slime proteins, bacterial