Biofilms
in Medical Contexts
|
System |
Impact
of Biofilm Formation |
References |
General |
Persistent infections |
Costerton et al., Science 284:1318-1322
(1999)
Potera, Science 283:1837 (1999)
J. California Dental Association
29(5):347-369 (2001)
Costerton and Stewart, Scientific Amer
285(1):74-81 (2001)
Hall-Stoodley et al, Nature Reviews
Microbiology, 2(2):95-108 (2004)
|
Dental plaque |
Caries, gingivitis, periodontitis |
Marsh and Bradshaw, J. Ind. Microbiol 15:169
(1995)
Darveau et al, Periodontol 2000 14:12 (1997)
Page et al, Periodontol 2000 14:216 |
Chronic infections
- Otitis media
- Cystic fibrosis
pneumonia
- Biliary tract
infections
- Osteomyelitis
- Bacterial
prostatitis
- Native heart
valve
- Urinary tract
- Diabetic foot ulcers
- Decubitis ulcers
- Venous leg ulcers
- Sinusitis (?)
- Tonsilitis (?)
|
Persistent infection |
Fux et al, TRENDS in Microbiology 13(1):34-40
(2005) Donlan, Emerging Infect
Dis., 7(2):277-281 (2001)
Ehrlich, et al, ASM News,
70(3):127-133 (2004)
Percival and Bowler, Wounds
16(7):234-239 (2004)
|
Catheters
- Urinary
- Vascular
- Central venous
- Hickman
- Swan-Ganz
- Periotoneal dialysis
(Tenckhoff)
|
Contamination, drain blockage, endocarditis |
Fux et al, Expert Rev. Anti-infect. Ther.,
1(4):89-105 (2003). |
Implanted devices
- Contact lenses
- Biliary stents
- Orthopedic devices
- Prosthetic heart
valves
- Cardiac
pacemakers
- IUDs
- Endotrachial tubes
- Nasogastric tubes
- Hemodialysis units |
Contamination,
infection |