Bioelectric effect and bacterial biofilms. A systematic review

International Journal of Artificial Organs

Volumn 31, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 786-795

  del Pozo, J L ^a   Rouse, M S ^a   Patel, Robin ^a,b  

^a MAYO CLINIC ROCHESTER   (United States)

^b MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Bioelectric effect; Biofilm

Indexed keywords

ANTIMICROBIAL AGENTS; BACTERIA; CHEMOTHERAPY;

BACTERIAL BIOFILM; BIOELECTRIC EFFECTS; DIRECT ELECTRIC CURRENTS; FRACTURE HEALING; HUMAN INFECTION; IN-VITRO; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; VITRO EXPERIMENTS;

BIOFILMS;

AMINOGLYCOSIDE ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CIPROFLOXACIN; CYCLOHEXIMIDE; DAPTOMYCIN; ERYTHROMYCIN; GLASS; GLUTARALDEHYDE; GRAPHITE; LINEZOLID; MINOCYCLINE; MOXIFLOXACIN; OXYTETRACYCLINE; PIPERACILLIN; PLATINUM; POLITEF; POLY(METHYL METHACRYLATE); POLYCARBONATE; POLYMYXIN B; QUINOLINE DERIVED ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; RIFAMPICIN; STAINLESS STEEL; TETRACYCLINE DERIVATIVE; TOBRAMYCIN;

ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTIFICIAL HEART PACEMAKER; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL METABOLISM; BACTERICIDAL ACTIVITY; BIOFILM; CATHETER INFECTION; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETER; DEFIBRILLATOR; DEVICE INFECTION; DEVICE REMOVAL; DIALYSIS MEMBRANE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG RESPONSE; DRUG TREATMENT FAILURE; ELECTRIC CURRENT; ELECTROLYSIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FRACTURE HEALING; HEALTH CARE COST; HEART ASSIST DEVICE; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS; HUMAN; INFECTION PREVENTION; JOINT PROSTHESIS; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MORBIDITY; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; PROSTHESIS INFECTION; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; REVIEW; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS; STREPTOCOCCUS GORDONII; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; URINARY CATHETER;

EID: 56349139528     PISSN: 03913988     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/039139880803100906     Document Type: Review

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