A Modern Approach to Biofilm-Related Orthopaedic Implant Infections Advances in Microbiology, Infectious Diseases and Public Health Volume 5 /

• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Drago, Lorenzo (Επιμελητής έκδοσης)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2017.
• Σειρά: Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, 971
• Θέματα: Medicine.; Medical microbiology.; Bacteriology.; Biomedicine.; Medical Microbiology.

This book discusses Prosthetic Joint Infection (PJI), which remains one of the most common problems necessitating revision arthroplasty. It pursues a multidisciplinary approach, bringing together opinions from the leading experts in the field. The book identifies the potential causes of these infect...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• Chapter 1: The concept of biofilm-related implant malfunction and “low-grade infection”
• Chapter 2: Mechanisms of bacterial colonization of implants and host response
• Chapter 3: Animal models of implant-related low grade infections
• Chapter 4: Microbiological diagnosis of implant-related infections: scientific evidence and cost/benefit analysis of routine antibiofilm processing
• Chapter 5: The role of the new biomarkers for the diagnosis of implant-related infections in orthopaedics and trauma
• Chapter 6: Fast resorbable antibacterial hydrogel coating of implants to prevent bacterial colonization and implant malfunction: what is the evidence ?
• Chapter 7: Prophylaxis and therapy in Orthopaedic implant infection: where are we?
• Chapter 8: Antibacterial bioglass for chronic bone infection
• Chapter 9: Prosthetic Joint Infections and cost analysis.