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Perez, Kimberly

https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8823-7632

A5045249987 | I1330342723

Mayo Clinic

Mayo Clinic

Citations 3

Survival of Staphylococcus epidermidis in Fibroblasts and Osteoblasts

Infection and Immunity | July 31, 2018 | Volume: 86 | Issue: 10 | Pages: No page available

10.1128/iai.00237-18 | PMID 30061380

Staphylococcus epidermidis is a leading cause of infections associated with indwelling medical devices, including prosthetic joint infection. While biofilm formation is assumed to be the main mechanism underlying the chronic infections S. epidermidis causes, we hypothesized that S. epidermidis also evades immune killing, contributing to its pathogenesis.
Low pH and an Intracellular Environ Induce Staphylococcus epidermidis Small-Colony Variant Formation

Open Forum Infectious Diseases | February 2, 2017 | Volume: 3 | Issue: suppl_1 | Pages: No page available

10.1093/ofid/ofw172.1766

Identification of Mutations in Staphylococcus epidermidis Small-Colony Variants Associated With Prosthetic Joint Infection by Direct Whole Genome Sequencing From Colonies

Open Forum Infectious Diseases | February 2, 2017 | Volume: 3 | Issue: suppl_1 | Pages: No page available

10.1093/ofid/ofw172.1763