From Koch's postulates to biofilm theory. The lesson of Bill Costerton

International Journal of Artificial Organs

Volumn 35, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 695-699

  Ehrlich, Garth D ^a   Arciola, Carla Renata ^b,c  

^a DREXEL UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b RIZZOLI ORTHOPAEDIC INSTITUTE   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Anti infective materials; Bio film; IBIS; Implant infections; MALDI TOF; Neutrophil; Staphylococcus internalization

Indexed keywords

BIOMEDICAL EQUIPMENT; DIAGNOSIS; FILM GROWTH;

ANTI-INFECTIVE MATERIAL; ANTI-INFECTIVES; BIO-FILMS; CLINICAL DIAGNOSIS; CULTURAL METHODS; IBIS; IMPLANT INFECTIONS; MALDI-TOF; NEUTROPHILE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INTERNALIZATION;

BACTERIA;

EXOPOLYSACCHARIDE; TEICHOIC ACID;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BIOFILM; DEBRIDEMENT; DEVICE INFECTION; EDITORIAL; GLYCOCALYX; HOST RESISTANCE; HUMAN; INDWELLING CATHETER; INNATE IMMUNITY; MATRIX ASSISTED LASER DESORPTION IONIZATION TIME OF FLIGHT MASS SPECTROMETRY; NONHUMAN; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; PATHOGENESIS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PROSTHESIS INFECTION; QUORUM SENSING;

EID: 84870571508     PISSN: 03913988     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5301/ijao.5000169     Document Type: Editorial

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