Blood proteins do not promote adherence of coagulase-negative staphylococci to biomaterials.

AUTOR(ES)

Muller, E

RESUMO

We studied the effects of in vitro and in vivo coating of catheters with human blood proteins on binding of coagulase-negative staphylococci. Coating resulted in no enhancement of binding. Catheters coated in vitro bound fewer organisms than uncoated catheters. Host proteins do not enhance adherence of coagulase-negative staphylococci to biomaterials.

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