Biofilm formation by Propionibacterium acnes on biomaterials in vitro and in vivo: Impact on diagnosis and treatment

Journal of Biomedical Materials Research - Part A

Volumn 81, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 705-709

  Bayston, Roger ^a   Ashraf, Waheed ^a   Barker Davies, Robert ^a   Tucker, Emily ^a   Clement, Rhys ^a   Clayton, Juliet ^b   Freeman, Brian J C ^b   Nuradeen, Bryar ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b NOTTINGHAM UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biofilm; Biomaterials; Infection; Propionibacterium acnes

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTICS; BACTERIA; IMPLANTS (SURGICAL); PATIENT TREATMENT; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SILICONES;

EXOPOLYMERS; HYDROCEPHALUS SHUNTS; PROPIONIBACTERIUM ACNES; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS;

BIOFILMS;

BIOMATERIAL; PENICILLIN G; TITANIUM;

ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ADHERENCE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BIOFILM; CASE REPORT; DEVICE REMOVAL; HUMAN; HYDROCEPHALUS; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; INFECTION; MALE; PROPIONIBACTERIUM ACNES; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SHUNTING; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

BACTERIAL ADHESION; BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; BIOFILMS; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID SHUNTS; HUMANS; MALE; PROPIONIBACTERIUM ACNES; PROSTHESIS-RELATED INFECTIONS; SILICONES; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS; STEEL; TITANIUM;

EID: 34249056149     PISSN: 15493296     EISSN: 15524965     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jbm.a.31145     Document Type: Article

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