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Correlation between fundamental binding forces and clinical prognosis of Staphylococcus aureus infections of medical implants.

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Yongsunthon, R; Fowler, VG; Lower, BH; Vellano, FP; Alexander, E; Reller, LB; Corey, GR; Lower, SK
Published in: Langmuir
February 27, 2007

Atomic force microscopy was used to "fish" for binding reactions between a fibronectin-coated probe (i.e., substrate simulating an implant device) and each of 15 different isolates of Staphylococcus aureus obtained from either patients with an infected cardiac prosthesis (invasive group) or healthy human subjects (control group). There is a strong distinction (p = 0.01) in the binding-force signature observed for the invasive versus control populations. This observation suggests that a microorganism's "force taxonomy" may provide a fundamental and practical indicator of the pathogen-related risk that infections pose to patients with implanted medical devices.

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Langmuir

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ISSN

0743-7463

Publication Date

February 27, 2007

Volume

23

Issue

5

Start / End Page

2289 / 2292

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Staphylococcus aureus
  • Staphylococcal Infections
  • Reproducibility of Results
  • Prosthesis-Related Infections
  • Prostheses and Implants
  • Poisson Distribution
  • Microscopy, Atomic Force
  • Humans
  • Fibronectins
  • Chemical Physics
 

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Yongsunthon, R., Fowler, V. G., Lower, B. H., Vellano, F. P., Alexander, E., Reller, L. B., … Lower, S. K. (2007). Correlation between fundamental binding forces and clinical prognosis of Staphylococcus aureus infections of medical implants. Langmuir, 23(5), 2289–2292. https://doi.org/10.1021/la063117v
Yongsunthon, Ruchirej, Vance G. Fowler, Brian H. Lower, F Paul Vellano, Emily Alexander, L Barth Reller, G Ralph Corey, and Steven K. Lower. “Correlation between fundamental binding forces and clinical prognosis of Staphylococcus aureus infections of medical implants.Langmuir 23, no. 5 (February 27, 2007): 2289–92. https://doi.org/10.1021/la063117v.
Yongsunthon R, Fowler VG, Lower BH, Vellano FP, Alexander E, Reller LB, et al. Correlation between fundamental binding forces and clinical prognosis of Staphylococcus aureus infections of medical implants. Langmuir. 2007 Feb 27;23(5):2289–92.
Yongsunthon, Ruchirej, et al. “Correlation between fundamental binding forces and clinical prognosis of Staphylococcus aureus infections of medical implants.Langmuir, vol. 23, no. 5, Feb. 2007, pp. 2289–92. Pubmed, doi:10.1021/la063117v.
Yongsunthon R, Fowler VG, Lower BH, Vellano FP, Alexander E, Reller LB, Corey GR, Lower SK. Correlation between fundamental binding forces and clinical prognosis of Staphylococcus aureus infections of medical implants. Langmuir. 2007 Feb 27;23(5):2289–2292.
Journal cover image

Published In

Langmuir

DOI

ISSN

0743-7463

Publication Date

February 27, 2007

Volume

23

Issue

5

Start / End Page

2289 / 2292

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Staphylococcus aureus
  • Staphylococcal Infections
  • Reproducibility of Results
  • Prosthesis-Related Infections
  • Prostheses and Implants
  • Poisson Distribution
  • Microscopy, Atomic Force
  • Humans
  • Fibronectins
  • Chemical Physics