Pulsed Electromagnetic Fields Disrupt Staphylococcus epidermidis Biofilms and Enhance the Antibiofilm Efficacy of Antibiotics

Pulsed Electromagnetic Fields Disrupt Staphylococcus epidermidis Biofilms and Enhance the Antibiofilm Efficacy of Antibiotics

ABSTRACT Staphylococcus epidermidis is implicated in a multitude of human infections and is one of the major causes of clinical infections in hospitals, especially at surgical sites and on indwelling medical devices, such as orthopedic implants. These infections are especially dangerous because of t...

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Main Authors: Ryan B. Juncker, Beth A. Lazazzera, Fabrizio Billi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2022-12-01
Series:Microbiology Spectrum
Subjects:
antibiofilm
antimicrobial agents
biofilms
electromagnetic fields
hospital infections
joint infections
Online Access:https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/spectrum.01949-22

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https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/spectrum.01949-22

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