Characterisation and functional aspects of monoclonal antibodies specific for surface proteins of coagulase-negative staphylococci

References

1. Peters G, Locci R, Pulverer G. Microbial colonization of prosthetic devices II. Scanning electron microscopy of naturally infected intravenous catheters. Zentralbl Bakteriol Mikrobiol Hyg [B] 1981; 173:293–299
   [Google Scholar]
2. Peters G, Locci R, Pulverer G. Adherence and growth of coagulase-negative staphylococci on surfaces of intravenous catheters. J Infect Dis 1982; 146:479–482
   [Google Scholar]
3. Peters G. New considerations in the pathogenesis of coagulase-negative staphylococcal foreign body infection. J Antimicrob Chemother 1988; 21:Suppl C139–148
   [Google Scholar]
4. Peterson PK, Matzke G, Keane WF. Current concepts in the management of peritonitis in patients undergoing continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis. Rev Infect Dis 1987; 9:604–612
   [Google Scholar]
5. Peterson PK, Kovarik J, Gray DRP, Pence T, Keane WF. Coagulase-negative staphylococcal peritonitis a nemesis of CAPD. Zentralbl Bakteriol Mikrobiol Hyg 1987Suppl 16159–165
   [Google Scholar]
6. Karchmer AW, Swartz MN. Infective endocarditis in patients with prosthetic heart valves. Kaplan EL, Taranta AV. eds Infective endocarditis: an American Heart Association symposium. Monograph 52 Dallas: American Heart Association; 197758–61
   [Google Scholar]
7. Pascual A, Fleer A, Westerdaal NA, Berghuis M, Verhoef J. Surface hydrophobicity and opsonic requirements of coagulase-negative staphylococci in suspension and adhering to a polymer substratum. Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis 1988; 7:161–166
   [Google Scholar]
8. Van Bronswijk H, Verbrugh HA, Heezius HCJM. et al. Heterogeneity in opsonic requirements of Staphylococcus epidermidis: relative importance of surface hydrophobicity, capsules and slime. Immunology 1989; 67:81–86
   [Google Scholar]
9. Peterson PK, Wilkinson BJ, Kim Y. et al. The key role of peptidoglycan in the opsonization of Staphylococcus aureus. J Clin Invest 1978; 61:597–609
   [Google Scholar]
10. Köhler G, Milstein C. Continuous cultures of fused cells secreting antibody of predefined specificy. Nature 1975; 256:495–497
    [Google Scholar]
11. Fazekas de St. Groth S, Scheidegger D. Production of monoclonal antibodies: strategy and tactics. J Immunol Methods 1980; 35:1–21
    [Google Scholar]
12. Shulman M, Wilde CD, Köhler G. A better cell line for making hybridoma secreting specific antibodies. Nature 1978; 276:269–270
    [Google Scholar]
13. Bradford MM. A rapid and sensitive method for the quantitation of microgram quantities of protein utilizing the principle of protein-dye binding. Anal Biochem 1976; 72:248–254
    [Google Scholar]
14. Laemmli UK. Cleavage of structural proteins during the assembly of the head of bacteriophage T4. Nature 170:227680–685
    [Google Scholar]
15. Voorhout WF, Leunissen-Bijvelt JJM, Leunissen JLM, Verkleij AJ. Steric hindrance in immunolabelling. J Micros 1986; 141:303–310
    [Google Scholar]
16. Böyum A. Isolation of mononuclear cells and granulocytes from human blood. Scand J Clin Invest 1968; 21:77–89
    [Google Scholar]
17. Verbrugh HA, Peters R, Peterson PK, Verhoef J. Phagocytosis and killing of staphylococci by human polymorphonuclear and mononuclear leucocytes. J Clin Pathol 1978; 31:539–545
    [Google Scholar]
18. Verhoef J, Peterson PK, Quie PG. Kinetics and staphylococcal opsonization, attachment, ingestion and killing by human polymorphonuclear leukocytes: a quantitative assay using [³H]thymidine labeled bacteria. J Immunol Methods 1977; 14:303–311
    [Google Scholar]
19. Burnie J, Matthews RC. Mini-review: Immunoblot analysis: a new method for fingerprinting hospital pathogens. J Immunol Methods 1987; 100:41–46
    [Google Scholar]
20. Burnie JP, Lee W, Matthews RC, Bayston R. Technical methods. Immunoblot finger-printing of coagulase negative staphylococci. J Clin Pathol 1988; 41:103–110
    [Google Scholar]
21. Clark LA, Easmon CSF. Opsonic requirements of Staphylococcus epidermidis. J Med Microbiol 1986; 22:1–7
    [Google Scholar]