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Successful treatment of biofilm infections using shock waves combined with antibiotic therapy

Many bacteria secrete a highly hydrated framework of extracellular polymer matrix on suitable substrates and embed within the matrix to form a biofilm. Bacterial biofilms are observed on many medical devices, endocarditis, periodontitis and lung infections in cystic fibrosis patients. Bacteria in bi...

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Autores principales: Gnanadhas, Divya Prakash, Elango, Monalisha, Janardhanraj, S., Srinandan, C. S., Datey, Akshay, Strugnell, Richard A., Gopalan, Jagadeesh, Chakravortty, Dipshikha
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4674795/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26658706
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/srep17440