The Role of Bacterial Biofilms in Chronic Infectious Processes and ...

This review examines the most promising developments aimed at destroying bacterial biofilms that cause chronic diseases.

The role of bacterial biofilms in chronic infections - PubMed

The important hallmarks of chronic biofilm-based infections are extreme resistance to antibiotics and many other conventional antimicrobial agents, and an ...

The role of bacterial biofilms in chronic infections - Bjarnsholt - 2013

The important hallmarks of chronic biofilm-based infections are extreme resistance to antibiotics and many other conventional antimicrobial ...

The role of bacterial biofilms in chronic infections - Bjarnsholt - 2013

Biofilm infections, such as pneumonia in cystic fibrosis patients, chronic wounds, chronic otitis media and implant- and catheter-associated ...

The Role of Bacterial Biofilms in Chronic Infectious Processes and ...

Biofilms are frequently involved in many chronic infections in consequence of their low susceptibility to antibiotics as well as resistance to host defences.

Understanding bacterial biofilms: From definition to treatment ...

Their formation is a multi-step process. Biofilms are a significant problem in treating bacterial infections and are one of the main reasons for ...

Biofilms Role in Chronic Infections - Physiopedia

Bacterial biofilms are usually pathogenic in nature and can cause hospital infections. The National Institutes of Health (NIH) revealed that among all microbial ...

The Role of Bacterial Biofilms in Antimicrobial Resistance

Biofilm infections are often related to medical devices (e.g. knee replacements, catheters, implants, contact lenses, prosthetic valves and ...

Biofilms and their role on diseases - PMC - NCBI

Bacterial biofilms are responsible for the majority of chronic antibiotic resistance infections, which are difficult to cure with conventional ...

The role of bacterial biofilm in persistent infections and control ...

Bacterial biofilms can be viewed as a specific type of persistent bacterial infection. After initial invasion, microbes can attach to living and non-living ...

Biofilms and their role on diseases - BMC Microbiology

Bacterial biofilms are responsible for the majority of chronic antibiotic resistance infections, which are difficult to cure with conventional ...

Biofilms in chronic infections – a matter of opportunity ...

The observations of the chronic biofilm infections point toward a trend of low bacterial diversity and sovereign monospecies biofilm aggregates even though the ...

Biofilms: Understanding the structure and contribution towards ...

Bacterial biofilms play a crucial role in acquiring antibiotic resistance. ... Bacteria that form biofilms are a significant cause of chronic infections ...

Bacterial Biofilm and its Role in the Pathogenesis of Disease - MDPI

Biofilm infections are typically chronic in nature, as biofilm-residing bacteria can be resilient to both the immune system, antibiotics, and other treatments.

Editorial: Microbial Biofilms in Chronic and Recurrent Infections

It has been well-established that polymicrobial biofilms play an essential role in the initiation and progression of periodontitis. In particular, an imbalanced ...

Biofilms: Microbial Life on Surfaces - Volume 8, Number 9 ... - CDC

Biofilms have great importance for public health because of their role in certain infectious diseases and importance in a variety of device- ...

The Role of Bacterial Biofilms in Chronic Infectious Processes and ...

Lebeaux, D., Ghigo, J.M., and Beloin, C., Biofilm-related infections: Bridging the gap between clinical management and fundamental aspects of recalcitrance ...

Biofilm Formation: A Clinically Relevant Microbiological Process

Biofilms have great significance for public health, because biofilm-associated microorganisms exhibit dramatically decreased susceptibility to antimicrobial ...

Bacterial biofilm and associated infections - ScienceDirect.com

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) revealed that among all microbial and chronic infections, 65% and 80%, respectively, are associated with biofilm ...

The application of biofilm science to the study and control of chronic ...

In some infections the biofilms were composed almost exclusively of bacterial cells and matrix material, while the microbial communities in other infections ...