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Article: Study findings from University of Rhode Island provide new insights into heart disease.(Clinical report)
- Article from:
- Heart Disease Weekly
- Article date:
- November 22, 2009
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According to a study from the United States, "The findings of clinical and in vitro research support the theory that infective endocarditis (IE)-causing bacteria form biofilms and that biofilms negatively affect treatment outcomes. The purpose of the present study was to quantify the biofilm formation of methicillin (meticillin)-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) isolates obtained from patients with IE and to evaluate the in vitro activities of daptomycin and vancomycin alone and in combination with rifampin (rifampicin) or gentamicin while monitoring the isolates for the development of resistance."
"A high-inoculum, stationary-phase infection model of IE was ...
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