Bacterial colonization of Hemasite access devices.
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Direct observation of theBiofilm mode of bacterial growth on Hemasites suggests that the colonizing organisms will not be completely recovered by routine microbiologic techniques and that bacteria in the biofilm will tend to resist both host clearance mechanisms and antibiotic therapy.About:
This article is published in Surgery.The article was published on 1986-03-01 and is currently open access. It has received 16 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Biofilm.read more
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Ultrastructural Analysis of Indwelling Vascular Catheters: A Quantitative Relationship between Luminal Colonization and Duration of Placement
Issam I Raad,William Costerton,William Costerton,Ushi Sabharwal,Ushi Sabharwal,Mary Sadlowski,Mary Sadlowski,Elias Anaissie,Elias Anaissie,Gerald P. Bodey,Gerald P. Bodey +10 more
TL;DR: Ulastructural colonization and biofilm formation was universal and quantitatively independent of clinical catheter-related infections and luminal in long-term CVC (> 30 days).
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Integrative approaches for assessing the ecological sustainability of in situ bioremediation
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Colonization of Medical Devices by Coagulase‐Negative Staphylococci
Friedrich Götz,Georg Peters +1 more
TL;DR: In 1981, intravenous catheters infected with staphylococci by perfusion were investigated by scanning electron microscopy to demonstrate the mode of adhesion, and it was shown that 81% of theCatheters were colonized by bacteria growing in slime-enclosed biofilms, a nidus for infection and bacteremia in patients.
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Surface Biofilm Disruption: Enhanced Recovery of Microorganisms From Vascular Prostheses
David F. J. Tollefson,Dennis F. Bandyk,Hermann W. Kaebnick,Gary R. Seabrook,Jonathan B. Towne +4 more
TL;DR: The formation of an adherent bacteria biofilm on implanted vascular prostheses is not an uncommon occurrence and is an important factor in the pathogenesis of anastomotic pseudoaneurysm formation and late graft infection.
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Biofilm reduction method
TL;DR: In this paper, a method of killing microorganisms which form a biofilm on surfaces, including the surfaces of medical articles or on tissue or implant surfaces in a living subject, is presented.
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