The aim of this book is to provide readers with a wide overview of the main healthcare-associated infections caused by bacteria and fungi able to grow as biofilm. The recently acquired knowledge on the pivotal role played by biofilm-growing microorganisms in healthcare-related infections has given a new dynamic to detection, prevention and treatment of these infections in patients admitted to both acute care hospitals and long-term care facilities. Clinicians, hygienists and microbiologists will be updated by leading scientists on the state-of-art of biofilm-based infections and on the most innovative strategies for prevention and treatment of these infections, often caused by emerging multidrug-resistant biofilm-growing microorganisms.
1. Persister cells in biofilm associated infections; Brian P. Conlon , Sarah E. Rowe and Kim Lewis2. Fungal biofilms in human disease; Craig Williams and Gordon Ramage3. Biofilm-Infected Pressure Ulcers: Current Knowledge and Emerging Treatment Strategies; Louise Suleman and Steven L Percival4. Microbial biofilms and adverse reactions to gel fillers used in cosmetic surgery ; Morten Alhede , Lise H Christensen and Thomas Bjarnsholt5. Role of biofilms in breast implant associated infections and capsular contracture; Jose L del Pozo , Cristina Auba6. Innovative strategies for combating biofilm-based infections ; Roberta J. Melander & Christian Melander7. Antimicrobial polymers for anti-biofilm medical devices: state of art and perspectives; Iolanda Francolini , Gianfranco Donelli, Fernanda Crisante, Vincenzo Taresco, Antonella Piozzi8. Antimicrobial Photodynamic Therapy for Treatment of Biofilm-based Infections; Merrill A Biel9. Anti-Biofilm Agents in Control of Device-Relat
ed Infections; Salman Ahmed and Rabih O. Darouiche10. Lipid- and polymer-based drug delivery carriers for eradicating microbial biofilms causing medical device-related infections; Tamilvanan Shunmugaperumal , Varinder Kaur, Raja Sekharan Thenrajan.
