Biofilm-associated infection by enterococci

• Main Authors: Ch'ng, Jun-Hong, Chong, Kelvin Kian Long, Lam, Ling Ning, Wong, Jun Jie, Kline, Kimberly A.
• Other Authors: Interdisciplinary Graduate School (IGS)
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2021
• Subjects: Engineering::Environmental engineering; Antimicrobial Resistance; Bacterial Pathogenesis
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/151331
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Enterococci are ubiquitous members of the human gut microbiota and frequent causes of biofilm-associated opportunistic infections. Enterococci cause 25% of all catheter-associated urinary tract infections, are frequently isolated in wounds and are increasingly found in infective endocarditis, and al...