James T. Walker, Susanne Surman, Jana Jass

Medical Biofilms

Detection, Prevention and Control
Herausgegeben:Jass, Jana; Surman, Susanne; Walker, James T.

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Biofilms are formed by microorganisms growing on surfaces and comprise a series of microcolonies interspersed with spaces through which fluids and other microorganisms move. In medicine, the primary problems are biofilms associated with implants: infections are increasingly difficult to treat with traditional antibiotics and removal of the implant often becomes essential, frequently leading to higher morbidity and mortality.
_ This will be the first book dedicated to medical biofilms.
_ It will cover much recent information on the problems of biofilms, how to detect them and how to control their presence.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Wiley & Sons
• 1. Auflage
• Seitenzahl: 320
• Erscheinungstermin: 2. April 2003
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 23mm
• Gewicht: 575g
• ISBN-13: 9780471988670
• ISBN-10: 0471988677
• Artikelnr.: 11083302

Autorenporträt

Jana Jass is the editor of Medical Biofilms: Detection, Prevention and Control, published by Wiley. Susanne Surman is the editor of Medical Biofilms: Detection, Prevention and Control, published by Wiley. James Walker is the editor of Medical Biofilms: Detection, Prevention and Control, published by Wiley.

Inhaltsangabe

Contributors. Preface. Glossary. 1. Microbial Biofilms in Medicine (J,
Jass, S. Surman and J. Walker). 2. Biofilms Associated with Medical Devices
and Implants. Problems of Biofilms Associated with Medical Devices and
Implants (R. Donlan). Pathogenesis and Detection of Biofilm Formation, on
Medical Impants (C. Von Eiff and G. Peters). Control of Biofilms Associated
With Implanted Medical Devices (P. Gilbert, et al.). 3. Microbial Adhesion
and Biofilm Formation on Tissue Surfaces. Biofilm-Related Infections on
Tissue Surfaces (S. Wai, Y. Mizunoe and J. Jass). Interaction of Biofilms
with Tissues (M. Olson, H. Ceri and D. Morck). Control of Microbial
Adhesion and Biofilm Formation on Tissue Surfaces (G. Reid, et al. ). 4.
Dental Plaque and Bacterial Colonization of Dental Materials. Dental Plaque
and Bacterial Colonization (D. Spratt). Detection of Microorganisms in
Dental Plaque (D. Dymock). Control of Dental Plaque (R. Sammons). 5.
Biofilms Past, Present and Future-New Methods and Control Strategies in
Medicine (J. Walker, S. Surman and J. Jass). Index.