Recurrent infective endocarditis due to probable biofilm formation on cardiac stimulator probe

Autor: Maria Magdalena Moțoi, Anca Streinu-Cercel, Adrian Streinu-Cercel, Alina Cristina Neguț, Ioana Berciu, Oana Streinu-Cercel, Luminița Bradu
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2013
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Zdroj: BMC Infectious Diseases
ISSN: 1471-2334
Popis: Background The global increase in antibiotic resistance and the high number of implant-associated infections have rendered antibiotics ineffective in certain cases. So it’s time for a new therapy. Bacteriophages are obligatory intracellular parasites of bacterial cells and bacteria can be infected by bacteriophages. They have specificity of infection, due to the presence of specific receptors on the bacterium surface.
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