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Provedor de dados: | 55
País: | Brazil
Título: | Biofilms: microbes and disease
Autores: | Aparna,Madhu Sharma; Yadav,Sarita.
Data: | 2008-12-01
Ano: | 2008
Palavras-chave: | Biofilms; Staphylococci; Pseudomonas; Candida.
Resumo: | Bacteria that attach to surface aggregate in a hydrated polymeric matrix of their own synthesis to form biofilms. These represent microbial societies with their own defense and communication system. Transitioning from acute to chronic infection is frequently associated with biofilm formation.Bacteria in biofilms are innately more resistant to antimicrobial agents. The presence of indwelling medical devices increases the risk for biofilm formation and subsequent infection. The current antibiotic therapies are of limited effectiveness in resolving biofilms infection.This review attempts to discuss the stages in biofilm formation, their pathogenic mechanisms, effect of antimicrobial agents, detection and eradication of the biofilms.
Tipo: | Info:eu-repo/semantics/article
Idioma: | Inglês
Identificador: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1413-86702008000600016
Editor: | Brazilian Society of Infectious Diseases
Relação: | 10.1590/S1413-86702008000600016
Formato: | text/html
Fonte: | Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases  v.12 n.6 2008
Fonte: | info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess