Cargando…

The Role of Biofilms in Device-Related Infections

Approximately 60% of all hospital-associated infections, over one million cases per year, are due to biofilms that have formed on indwelling medical devices. Device-related biofilm infections increase hospital stays and add over one billion dollars/year to U.S. hospitalization costs. Since the use a...

Descripción completa

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor Corporativo: SpringerLink (Online service)
Otros Autores: Shirtliff, Mark (Editor ), Leid, Jeff G. (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2009.
Edición:1st ed. 2009.
Colección:Springer Series on Biofilms, 3
Temas:
Acceso en línea:Texto Completo

MARC

LEADER 00000nam a22000005i 4500
001 978-3-540-68119-9
003 DE-He213
005 20220114170902.0
007 cr nn 008mamaa
008 100301s2009 gw | s |||| 0|eng d
020 |a 9783540681199  |9 978-3-540-68119-9 
024 7 |a 10.1007/978-3-540-68119-9  |2 doi 
050 4 |a RC1-1245 
072 7 |a MJC  |2 bicssc 
072 7 |a MED022090  |2 bisacsh 
072 7 |a MJC  |2 thema 
082 0 4 |a 616  |2 23 
245 1 4 |a The Role of Biofilms in Device-Related Infections  |h [electronic resource] /  |c edited by Mark Shirtliff, Jeff G. Leid. 
250 |a 1st ed. 2009. 
264 1 |a Berlin, Heidelberg :  |b Springer Berlin Heidelberg :  |b Imprint: Springer,  |c 2009. 
300 |a XII, 272 p. 31 illus., 17 illus. in color.  |b online resource. 
336 |a text  |b txt  |2 rdacontent 
337 |a computer  |b c  |2 rdamedia 
338 |a online resource  |b cr  |2 rdacarrier 
347 |a text file  |b PDF  |2 rda 
490 1 |a Springer Series on Biofilms,  |x 1863-9615 ;  |v 3 
505 0 |a Microbial Ecology of Human Skin and Wounds -- Infections of Orthopaedic Implants and Devices -- Biofilms and Aseptic Loosening -- Biofilms and Ventilation -- Biofilm Formation on Natural Teeth and Dental Implants: What is the Difference? -- Complicated Urinary Tract Infections due to Catheters -- Biofilms in Hemodialysis -- Bacterial Endophthalmitis Following Cataract Surgery -- Use of Immunodiagnostics for the Early Detection of Biofilm Infections -- Immune Responses to Indwelling Medical Devices. 
520 |a Approximately 60% of all hospital-associated infections, over one million cases per year, are due to biofilms that have formed on indwelling medical devices. Device-related biofilm infections increase hospital stays and add over one billion dollars/year to U.S. hospitalization costs. Since the use and the types of indwelling medical devices commonly used in modern healthcare are continuously expanding, especially with an aging population, the incidence of biofilm infections will also continue to rise. The central problem with microbial biofilm infections of foreign bodies is their propensity to resist clearance by the host immune system and all antimicrobial agents tested to date. In fact, compared to their free floating, planktonic counterparts, microbes within a biofilm are 50 - 500 times more resistant to antimicrobial agents. Therefore, achieving therapeutic and non-lethal dosing regimens within the human host is impossible. The end result is a conversion from an acute infection to one that is persistent, chronic, and recurrent, most often requiring device removal in order to eliminate the infection. This text will describe the major types of device-related infections, and will explain the host, pathogen, and the unique properties of their interactions in order to gain a better understanding of these recalcitrant infections. 
650 0 |a Diseases. 
650 0 |a Microbiology. 
650 0 |a Immunology. 
650 0 |a Bacteria. 
650 1 4 |a Diseases. 
650 2 4 |a Microbiology. 
650 2 4 |a Immunology. 
650 2 4 |a Bacteria. 
700 1 |a Shirtliff, Mark.  |e editor.  |4 edt  |4 http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt 
700 1 |a Leid, Jeff G.  |e editor.  |4 edt  |4 http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt 
710 2 |a SpringerLink (Online service) 
773 0 |t Springer Nature eBook 
776 0 8 |i Printed edition:  |z 9783642087790 
776 0 8 |i Printed edition:  |z 9783540863793 
776 0 8 |i Printed edition:  |z 9783540681137 
830 0 |a Springer Series on Biofilms,  |x 1863-9615 ;  |v 3 
856 4 0 |u https://doi.uam.elogim.com/10.1007/978-3-540-68119-9  |z Texto Completo 
912 |a ZDB-2-SBL 
912 |a ZDB-2-SXB 
950 |a Biomedical and Life Sciences (SpringerNature-11642) 
950 |a Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0) (SpringerNature-43708)