A modern approach to biofilm-related orthopaedic implant infections : Advances in microbiology, infectious diseases and public health. Volume 5 /

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Other Authors Drago, Lorenzo (Editor)
Format Electronic eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published Cham, Switzerland : Springer, [2017]
SeriesAdvances in experimental medicine and biology ; v. 971.
Advances in experimental medicine and biology. Advances in microbiology, infectious diseases and public health ; v. 5.
Subjects
Implants, Artificial > Complications.
Biofilms.
elektronické knihy
electronic books
Online AccessFull text
ISBN9783319522746
9783319522739
ISSN0065-2598 ;
Physical Description1 online resource (vi, 119 pages) : color illustrations

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Table of Contents:
  • The concept of biofilm-related implant malfunction and "low-grade infection" / Carlo Luca Romanò, Delia Romanò, Ilaria Morelli, and Lorenzo Drago
  • Mechanisms of bacterial colonization of implants and host response / Christof Wagner and G. Maria Hänsch
  • Animal models of implant-related low-grade infections. a twenty-year review / Arianna Barbara Lovati, Marta Bottagisio, Elena de Vecchi, Enrico Gallazzi, and Lorenzo Drago
  • Microbiological diagnosis of implant-related infections: scientific evidence and cost/benefit analysis of routine antibiofilm processing / Lorenzo Drago and Elena De Vecchi
  • The role of biomarkers for the diagnosis of implant-related infections in orthopaedics and trauma / Abtin Alvand, Maryam Rezapoor, and Javad Parvizi
  • Antibacterial bioactive glass, S53P4, for chronic bone infections
  • a multinational study / Nina Lindors ... [and 12 others]
  • Prosthetic joint infections and cost analysis? / F.S. Haddad, A. Ngu, and J.J. Negus
  • Algorithm to diagnose delayed and late PJI: role of joint aspiration / Olivier Borens [and 5 others]
  • Erratum: Microbiological diagnosis of implant-related infections: scientific evidence and cost/benefit analysis of routine antiobiofilm processing / Lorenzo Drago and Elena De Vecchi
  • Erratum: Antibacterial bioactive glass, S53P4, for chronic bone infections
  • a multinational study / Nina Lindfors [and 12 others].

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