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Advances in in Vitro and in Vivo Models for Studying the Staphylococcal Factors Involved in Implant Infections
1 Apr 2006
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Implant infections due to staphylococci are one of the greatest threats facing patients receiving implant devices. For many years researchers have sought to understand the mechanisms involved in the adherence of the bacterium to the implanted device and the formation of the unique structure, the biofilm, which protects the indwelling bacteria from the host defence and renders them resistant to antibiotic...
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