Healthcare-Associated infections, medical devices and biofilms: Risk, tolerance and control

Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 64, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 323-334

  Percival, Steven L ^a,b   Suleman, Louise ^a   Vuotto, Claudia ^c   Donelli, Gianfranco ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b Scapa Polymerics Limited   (United Kingdom)

^c IRCCS FONDAZIONE SANTA LUCIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BIOFILM; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETER; CULTURE TECHNIQUE; ENDOTRACHEAL TUBE; HEALTHCARE ASSOCIATED INFECTION; HUMAN; IMMUNOCOMPROMISED PATIENT; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFECTION RISK; MEDICAL DEVICE; MEDICAL DEVICE COMPLICATION; MEDICAL DEVICE RELATED INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SURGICAL INFECTION; URINARY CATHETER; VENTILATOR ASSOCIATED PNEUMONIA; CROSS INFECTION; DEVICES; DRUG EFFECTS; FUNGUS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MICROBIOLOGY; MYCOSES; PHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES;

BIOFILMS; CROSS INFECTION; EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES; FUNGI; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; MYCOSES;

EID: 84927761581     PISSN: 00222615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/jmm.0.000032     Document Type: Review

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