Heparin stimulates Staphylococcus aureus biofilm formation.

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Published in Infect Immun on August 01, 2005

Authors

Robert M Q Shanks1, Niles P Donegan, Martha L Graber, Sarah E Buckingham, Michael E Zegans, Ambrose L Cheung, George A O'Toole

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Dartmouth Medical School, Hanover, New Hampshire 03755, USA.

Associated clinical trials:

Compassionate-Use of 4% T-EDTA Lock Solution for Central Venous Lines of Pediatric PN Patients | NCT04559334

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