First reported detection of biofilm formation by Campylobacter fetus during investigation of a case of prosthetic valve endocarditis.
Caoimhe LynchJames A O'ConnorDeirdre O'BrienCarl VaughanDeclan BoltonAidan CoffeyBrigid LuceyPublished in: Journal of clinical pathology (2019)
This clinically significant C. fetus isolate showed considerable biofilm-forming capability, which we suggest conferred a survivalist advantage, contributing to the genesis of infective prosthetic valve endocarditis.
Keyphrases
- biofilm formation
- pseudomonas aeruginosa
- aortic valve
- staphylococcus aureus
- candida albicans
- mitral valve
- aortic stenosis
- escherichia coli
- transcatheter aortic valve replacement
- cystic fibrosis
- ejection fraction
- loop mediated isothermal amplification
- left ventricular
- label free
- real time pcr
- coronary artery disease
- heart failure
- sensitive detection