Antibiotic susceptibility of coagulase-negative staphylococci isolated from very low birth weight babies comprehensive comparisons of bacteria at different stages of biofilm formation.docVIP

Qu et al. Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials 2010, 9:16 /content/9/1/16 RESEARCH Open Access Antibiotic susceptibility of coagulase-negative Research staphylococci isolated from very low birth weight babies: comprehensive comparisons of bacteria at different stages of biofilm formation Yue Qu1, Andrew J Daley2, Taghrid S Istivan1, Suzanne M Garland2,3,4 and Margaret A Deighton*1 Abstract Background: Coagulase-negative staphylococci are major causes of bloodstream infections in very low birth weight babies cared for in Neonatal Intensive Care Units. The virulence of these b