The role of bacterial biofilms in chronic infections

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 Infectious Processes and ...

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

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 ...

Impact of Biofilms on Chronic Infections and Medical Challenges

Bacterial biofilms can provide a persistent and resilient environment for dangerous bacteria within the body which contributes to the ...

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 ...

Understanding bacterial biofilms: From definition to treatment ...

Biofilms are a significant problem in treating bacterial infections and are one of the main reasons for the persistence of infections. They can ...

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

This strongly suggests that the conductive zone serves as a bacterial reservoir where the bacteria are organized in mucoid biofilms within the mucus, protected ...

Biofilms and their role on diseases - BMC Microbiology

The formation of biofilms protects the microorganisms against the host immune system, often helping them to grow and establish chronic ...

Editorial: Microbial Biofilms in Chronic and Recurrent Infections

Biofilm plays a significant role in the pathogenesis of most chronic infections in humans, either tissue-specific or involving medical implants (Lebeaux et al., ...

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: Understanding the structure and contribution towards ...

Bacteria that form biofilms are a significant cause of chronic infections, which are characterized by persistent inflammation and tissue damage [5,6].

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.

The role of bacterial biofilms in chronic infections - ResearchGate

Biofilm infections are usually chronic in nature because biofilm-residing bacteria can withstand the immune system, antibiotics, and other treatments (8, 9) .

Bacterial biofilms predominate in both acute and chronic human ...

Background A basic paradigm of human infection is that acute bacterial disease is caused by fast growing planktonic bacteria while chronic infections are caused ...

The Role of Bacterial Biofilms and the Pathophysiology of Chronic ...

There is evidence associating bacterial biofilm formation in chronic infections of the upper airway, and therefore we examine the possible role of a bacterial ...

Attacking biofilms that cause chronic infections

A permanent bacterial biofilm in the sinuses can ignite an immune response leading to chronic sinus infections, with symptoms including fever ...

The Role of Bacterial Biofilms in Chronic Infections - eScholarship

Biofilm is the virulence factor that is responsible for chronic infection in diseases such as Cystic Fibrosis (CF) and chronic wounds.

The role of bacterial biofilms and the pathophysiology of chronic ...

There is evidence associating bacterial biofilm formation in chronic infections of the upper airway, and therefore we examine the possible role ...

Bacterial biofilm and associated infections - ScienceDirect.com

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