Biofilm formation in Acinetobacter baumannii: associated features and clinical implications.

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Published in Clin Microbiol Infect on January 10, 2008

Authors

J Rodríguez-Baño1, S Martí, S Soto, F Fernández-Cuenca, J M Cisneros, J Pachón, A Pascual, L Martínez-Martínez, C McQueary, L A Actis, J Vila, Spanish Group for the Study of Nosocomial Infections (GEIH)

Author Affiliations

1: Sección de Enfermedades Infecciosas, Hospital Universitario Virgen Macarena, Sevilla, Spain. jrb@nacom.es

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