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Gordon D. Christensen
Researcher at University of Tennessee
Publications - 25
Citations - 4822
Gordon D. Christensen is an academic researcher from University of Tennessee. The author has contributed to research in topics: Staphylococcus epidermidis & Endocarditis. The author has an hindex of 18, co-authored 25 publications receiving 4535 citations. Previous affiliations of Gordon D. Christensen include United States Department of Veterans Affairs & University of Tennessee Health Science Center.
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Adherence of coagulase-negative staphylococci to plastic tissue culture plates: a quantitative model for the adherence of staphylococci to medical devices.
Gordon D. Christensen,W A Simpson,J J Younger,Larry M. Baddour,F F Barrett,D M Melton,E H Beachey +6 more
TL;DR: The optical densities of stained bacterial films adherent to plastic tissue culture plates serve as a quantitative model for the study of the adherence of coagulase-negative staphylococci to medical devices, a process which may be important in the pathogenesis of foreign body infections.
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Adherence of slime-producing strains of Staphylococcus epidermidis to smooth surfaces.
TL;DR: The results suggest that slime-mediated adherence may be a critical factor in the pathogenesis of S. epidermidis infections of medical devices.
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Characterization of clinically significant strains of coagulase-negative staphylococci
TL;DR: The validity of the conclusion that the same strain was reisolated from the patient, indicating its persistent and pathological presence was examined when a number of characterizing systems were applied to a collection of 143 isolates of coagulase-negative staphylococci collected during an outbreak of intravascular catheter-associated sepsis.
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Experimental foreign body infections in mice challenged with slime-producing Staphylococcus epidermidis.
TL;DR: Results indicate that the production of slime by S. epidermidis is a stable characteristic retained after animal passage and may be important in the pathogenesis of these infections.
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Coagulase-Negative Staphylococci Isolated from Cerebrospinal Fluid Shunts: Importance of Slime Production, Species Identification, and Shunt Removal to Clinical Outcome
Janara J. Younger,Gordon D. Christensen,Douglas L. Bartleyt,James C. H. Simmons,Fred F. Barrett +4 more
TL;DR: Cure was highly associated with removal of the colonized shunt--38% of infected patients treated with antimicrobial therapy alone were cured, and all treated withAntimicrobial therapy and total shunt replacement were cured.