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[Methods for detection of biofilm formation in routine microbiological practice].
Epidemiologie, mikrobiologie, imunologie : casopis Spolecnosti pro epidemiologii a mikrobiologii Ceske lekarske spolecnosti J.E. Purkyne - 1 Feb 2006
Růzicka F, Holá V, Votava M
Abstract excerpt
The increasing use of catheters, artificial implants and antimicrobials as well as high numbers of immunocompromised patients are major causes for concern over biofilm infections. These infections are characterized particularly by high resistance to antimicrobials and formation of persistent foci that may complicate therapy. Therefore, detection of biofilm formation is of high relevance to the clinician and...
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