Intracellular proliferation of S. aureus in osteoblasts and effects of rifampicin and gentamicin on S. aureus intracellular proliferation and survival

Staphylococcus aureus is the most clinically relevant pathogen regarding implant-associated bone infection and its capability to invade osteoblasts is well known. The aim of this study was to investigate firstly whether S. aureus is not only able to invade but also to proliferate within osteoblasts,...

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Main Authors: W Mohamed, U Sommer, S Sethi, E Domann, U Thormann, I Schütz, KS Lips, T Chakraborty, R Schnettler, V Alt
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: AO Research Institute Davos 2014-10-01
Series:European Cells & Materials
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Online Access:http://www.ecmjournal.org/journal/papers/vol028/pdf/v028a18.pdf