The Role of Biofilms in Device-Related Infections

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Shirtliff, Mark (Editor), Leid, Jeff G. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2009.
• Series: Springer Series on Biofilms, 3
• Subjects: Medicine.; Immunology.; Infectious diseases.; Microbiology.; Bacteriology.; Medicine & Public Health.; Infectious Diseases.

Approximately 60% of all hospital-associated infections, over one million cases per year, are due to biofilms that have formed on indwelling medical devices. Device-related biofilm infections increase hospital stays and add over one billion dollars/year to U.S. hospitalization costs. Since the use a...