Biofilms: Background, Significance, and Roles of Catheters and Indwelling Devices
Microbial Biofilms
Economic Impact of Biofilms on Treatment Costs
Biofilm-Related Indwelling Medical Device Infections
Medical Device Composition and Biological Secretion Influences on Biofilm Formation
Biofilm-Forming Pathogens
Role of Biofilms in Infections Caused by Escherichia coli
Staphylococcus aureus Biofilms
Coagulase-Negative Staphylococci
Pseudomonas aeruginosa Biofilm Infections in Cystic Fibrosis
Emerging Issues, Assays, and Models
Current Perspectives on the Regulation of the ica Operon and Biofilm Formation in Staphylococcus epidermidis
Cell-to-Cell Communication in Bacteria
Persisters: Specialized Cells Responsible for Biofilm Tolerance to Antimicrobial Agents
Minimal Biofilm Eradication Concentration (MBEC) Assay: Susceptibility Testing for Biofilms
Environmental Cues Regulate Virulence and Biofilm Formation
In Vivo Models for the Study of Biomaterial-Associated Infection by Biofilm-Forming Staphylococci
Host Response to Biofilms
Overview of Antiinfective Agents and Clinical Therapy
Pharmacodynamics and the Treatment of IMD-Related Infections
Protein Synthesis Inhibitors, Fluoroquinolones, and Rifampin for Biofilm Infections
Lactams for the Treatment of Biofilm-Associated Infections
Glycopeptide Antibacterials and the Treatment of Biofilm-Related Infections
Antibiotic Resistance in Biofilms
Treatment Protocols for Infections of Vascular Catheters
Treatment Protocols for Bacterial Endocarditis and Infection of Electrophysiologic Cardiac Devices
Treatment Protocol of Infections of Orthopedic Devices
Index
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