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...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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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.
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Edición: | 1st ed. 2009. |
Colección: | Springer Series on Biofilms,
3 |
Temas: | |
Acceso en línea: | Texto Completo |
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