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Human β-defensin 3 inhibits antibiotic-resistant Staphylococcus biofilm formation.
The Journal of surgical research - 1 Jul 2013
Zhu Chen, Tan Honglue, Cheng Tao, Shen Hao, Shao Junjie, Guo Yongyuan, Shi Sifeng, Zhang Xianlong
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BACKGROUND: Implantation-associated infections have increased significantly with the recent widespread use of medical implants. Treatments for these infections are not always successful because these infections are sometimes caused by multiantibiotic-resistant organisms. It is therefore particularly urgent to provide doctors with more effective antimicrobial agents against these antibiotic-resistant organisms....
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