Biofilms are microbial communities quite different from planktonic cells and most of common microbiological concepts had to be updated in recent years. The peculiar capacity to resist to disinfectants and antibiotics results in biofilms being a public health problem mainly when modern medical devices are used. All artificial surfaces used in medicine may be prone to biofilm attachment and could therefore represent a cause of acute or chronic infectious diseases. Uremic patients are at higher risk from biofilms as not only traditional causes, such as indwelling catheters, but also hemodialysis apparatuses contribute to bacteria] exposure. Chemical or physical disinfections have been demonstrated partially active on sessile microorganisms and biofilm avoidance remains the goal to assure an adequate quality of dialytic treatment
Biofilm on artificial surfaces / Cappelli, Gianni; Ricardi, Marco; Ravera, Federica; Ligabue, Guido; M., Ballestri; D., Bonucchi; Bondi, Moreno. - In: CONTRIBUTIONS TO NEPHROLOGY. - ISSN 0302-5144. - STAMPA. - 154(2007), pp. 61-71.
Data di pubblicazione: | 2007 |
Titolo: | Biofilm on artificial surfaces |
Autore/i: | Cappelli, Gianni; Ricardi, Marco; Ravera, Federica; Ligabue, Guido; M., Ballestri; D., Bonucchi; Bondi, Moreno |
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Digital Object Identifier (DOI): | http://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000096814 |
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Volume: | 154 |
Pagina iniziale: | 61 |
Pagina finale: | 71 |
Codice identificativo ISI: | WOS:000243671700005 |
Codice identificativo Scopus: | 2-s2.0-33751550199 |
Codice identificativo Pubmed: | 17099301 |
Citazione: | Biofilm on artificial surfaces / Cappelli, Gianni; Ricardi, Marco; Ravera, Federica; Ligabue, Guido; M., Ballestri; D., Bonucchi; Bondi, Moreno. - In: CONTRIBUTIONS TO NEPHROLOGY. - ISSN 0302-5144. - STAMPA. - 154(2007), pp. 61-71. |
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