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...
Main Authors: | Ryan B. Juncker, Beth A. Lazazzera, Fabrizio Billi |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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American Society for Microbiology
2022-12-01
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Series: | Microbiology Spectrum |
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Online Access: | https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/spectrum.01949-22 |
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