Chapter 3 Biofilms in Health and Medicine

Section 1 Biofilms and Chronic Infectionss

Page 4 Medical Biofilm Problems

Copyright © Alfred B. Cunningham, John E. Lennox, and Rockford J. Ross, Eds. 2001-2008

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What is the connection between biofilms and persistent infections?

Medical Biofilm Problems

Medical devices
Orthopaedic devices
Transcutaneous devices
Urinary catheters
Biofilms on host tissues
Chronic wounds
Osteomyelitis
Cystic fibrosis
Otitis media with effusion
Hospital equipment
Hemodialysis machines
Mechanical ventilators
Shunts, etc.
Surfaces

Contents

Chapters

1 Introduction to Biofilms

2 Biofilm Formation and Growth

3 Biofilms in Health and Medicine

4 Beneficial and Naturally Occurring Biofilms

5 Biofilms in Industrial Environments

6 Diffusion in Biofilms

7 Controlling Biofilms

8 Methods for Studying Biofilms

9 Mathematical Models of Biofilms

10 Biofilm Processes

Sections

Biofilms and Chronic Infectionss

Biofilms and Chronic Wounds

Skin Healing in Chronic Wounds

Evidence of Biofilms in Chronic Wounds

Towards a Unified Theory of Chronic Wounds

Pages

2 Biofilms tolerate antimicrobial agents

3 Medical Biofilm Problems

Appendices

1 Lab Exercises (Instructors)

2 Lab Exercises (Students)

3 Aids for Instructors

Help

1 Read Me First

2 System Requirements