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...

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Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Shirtliff, Mark. (Editor), Leid, Jeff G. (Editor)
Format: Electronic
Language:English
Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2009.
Series:Springer Series on Biofilms, 3
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Online Access:https://ezaccess.library.uitm.edu.my/login?url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-68119-9