Biofilm-Based Healthcare-Associated Infections: Volume II

Book Overview

1. Persister cells in biofilm associated infections; Brian P. Conlon, Sarah E. Rowe and Kim Lewis
2. Fungal biofilms in human disease; Craig Williams and Gordon Ramage
3. Biofilm-Infected Pressure Ulcers: Current Knowledge and Emerging Treatment Strategies; Louise Suleman and Steven L Percival
4. Microbial biofilms and adverse reactions to gel fillers used in cosmetic surgery; Morten Alhede, Lise H Christensen and Thomas Bjarnsholt
5. Role of biofilms in breast implant associated infections and capsular contracture; Jose L del Pozo, Cristina Auba
6. Innovative strategies for combating biofilm-based infections; Roberta J. Melander & Christian Melander
7. Antimicrobial polymers for anti-biofilm medical devices: state of art and perspectives; Iolanda Francolini, Gianfranco Donelli, Fernanda Crisante, Vincenzo Taresco, Antonella Piozzi
8. Antimicrobial Photodynamic Therapy for Treatment of Biofilm-based Infections; Merrill A Biel
9. Anti-Biofilm Agents in Control of Device-Related Infections; Salman Ahmed and Rabih O. Darouiche
10. Lipid- and polymer-based drug delivery carriers for eradicating microbial biofilms causing medical device-related infections; Tamilvanan Shunmugaperumal, Varinder Kaur, Raja Sekharan Thenrajan.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3319363484
• ISBN13: 9783319363486
• Release Date: September 2016
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 195 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 7.0" x 10.0"