Abstract
Biofilms play a pivotal role in healthcare-associated infections, especially those related to the implant of medical devices, such as intravascular catheters, urinary catheters and orthopaedic implants. This paper reviews the most successful approaches for the control and prevention of these infections as well as promising perspectives for the development of novel devices refractory to microbial adhesion, colonization and biofilm formation.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 227-238 |
| Number of pages | 12 |
| Journal | FEMS Immunology and Medical Microbiology |
| Volume | 59 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2010 |
Keywords
- antibiotics
- bacterial infection
- biofilm
- fungal infection
- medical device
- polymers
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Immunology
- Immunology and Allergy
- Infectious Diseases
- Microbiology (medical)
- Microbiology
- Medicine(all)
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Francolini, I., & Donelli, G. (2010). Prevention and control of biofilm-based medical-device-related infections. FEMS Immunology and Medical Microbiology, 59(3), 227-238. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1574-695X.2010.00665.x