Microorganisms commonly attach to living and nonliving surfaces, including those of indwelling medical devices, and form biofilms made up of extracellular polymers. In this state, microorganisms are highly resistant to antimicrobial treatment and are tenaciously bound to the surface. To better understand and control biofilms on indwelling medical devices, researchers should develop reliable sampling and measurement techniques, investigate the role of biofilms in antimicrobial drug resistance, and establish the link between biofilm contamination and patient infection
Medical device-associated infections, most frequently caused by coagulase-negative staphylococci, es...
A significant proportion of medical implants become the focus of a device-related infection, difficu...
In 2012, were estimated 6.7 million cases of healthcare-associated infections (HAI) either in long-...
Biofilms are microbial communities quite different from planktonic cells and most of common microbio...
Microscopic entities, microorganisms that drastically affect human health need to be thoroughly inve...
Background Most of the world's bacteria live in biofilms, three-dimensional clusters attached to sur...
Indwelling and temporary medical delivery devices (i.e. catheters) are increasingly used in hospital...
In living organisms, biofilms are defined as complex communities of bacteria residing within an exop...
Microbes tend to attach to available surfaces and readily form biofilms, which is problematic in hea...
Microorganisms attach to surfaces and develop biofilms. Biofilm-associated cells can be differentiat...
Microbial biofilms have been implicated in a large number of acute and chronic infections, as well a...
Microorganisms attach to surfaces and develop biofilms. Biofilm-associated cells can be differentiat...
Biofilms are microbial communities established in the self-produced extracellular substances that in...
Background. Biofilms contaminate catheters, ventilators, and medical implants; they act as a source ...
Biofilms play a pivotal role in healthcare-associated infections, especially those related to the im...
Medical device-associated infections, most frequently caused by coagulase-negative staphylococci, es...
A significant proportion of medical implants become the focus of a device-related infection, difficu...
In 2012, were estimated 6.7 million cases of healthcare-associated infections (HAI) either in long-...
Biofilms are microbial communities quite different from planktonic cells and most of common microbio...
Microscopic entities, microorganisms that drastically affect human health need to be thoroughly inve...
Background Most of the world's bacteria live in biofilms, three-dimensional clusters attached to sur...
Indwelling and temporary medical delivery devices (i.e. catheters) are increasingly used in hospital...
In living organisms, biofilms are defined as complex communities of bacteria residing within an exop...
Microbes tend to attach to available surfaces and readily form biofilms, which is problematic in hea...
Microorganisms attach to surfaces and develop biofilms. Biofilm-associated cells can be differentiat...
Microbial biofilms have been implicated in a large number of acute and chronic infections, as well a...
Microorganisms attach to surfaces and develop biofilms. Biofilm-associated cells can be differentiat...
Biofilms are microbial communities established in the self-produced extracellular substances that in...
Background. Biofilms contaminate catheters, ventilators, and medical implants; they act as a source ...
Biofilms play a pivotal role in healthcare-associated infections, especially those related to the im...
Medical device-associated infections, most frequently caused by coagulase-negative staphylococci, es...
A significant proportion of medical implants become the focus of a device-related infection, difficu...
In 2012, were estimated 6.7 million cases of healthcare-associated infections (HAI) either in long-...