The effect and mechanism of iodophors on the adhesion and virulence of Staphylococcus aureus biofilms attached to artificial joint materials

Abstract Background Iodophors are known to be a treatment for biofilm-related periprosthetic joint infection. However, the efficacy and mechanism of eradicating biofilms from different artificial joint materials after iodophor treatment are unknown. This study was conducted to understand the effect...

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Main Authors: Sihui Chen, Yi Jiang, Wei Wang, Junjie Chen, Jinyu Zhu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2023-10-01
Series:Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13018-023-04246-x