Biofilm-based infections in long-term care facilities

Comparative Population Analysis of Klebsiella pneumoniae Strains with Extended-Spectrum β-Lactamases Colonizing Patients in Rehabilitation Centers in Four Countries

(2013) A. Baraniak et al.   ANTIMICROBIAL AGENTS AND CHEMOTHERAPY

Diversity and biofilm-production ability among isolates of Escherichia coli phylogroup D belonging to ST69, ST393 and ST405 clonal groups

(2013) Ângela Novais et al.   BMC MICROBIOLOGY

Comparative Epidemiology of Staphylococcus epidermidis Isolates from Patients with Catheter-Related Bacteremia and from Healthy Volunteers

(2013) S. Cherifi et al.   JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY

Specialty Care Delivery: Bringing Infectious Disease Expertise to the Residents of a Veterans Affairs Long-Term Care Facility

(2013) Robin L. P. Jump et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN GERIATRICS SOCIETY

Infection Prevention in Long-Term Care: A Systematic Review of Randomized and Nonrandomized Trials

(2013) Mayuko Uchida et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN GERIATRICS SOCIETY

Characterization of Globally Spread Escherichia coli ST131 Isolates (1991 to 2010)

(2012) Ângela Novais et al.   ANTIMICROBIAL AGENTS AND CHEMOTHERAPY

Carriage of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus on admission to European rehabilitation centres-a prospective study

(2012) E. Bilavsky et al.   CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY AND INFECTION

The interconnection between biofilm formation and horizontal gene transfer

(2012) Jonas Stenløkke Madsen et al.   FEMS IMMUNOLOGY AND MEDICAL MICROBIOLOGY

Virulence factors inProteusbacteria from biofilm communities of catheter-associated urinary tract infections

(2012) Veronika Hola et al.   FEMS IMMUNOLOGY AND MEDICAL MICROBIOLOGY

Biofilm-growing intestinal anaerobic bacteria

(2012) Gianfranco Donelli et al.   FEMS IMMUNOLOGY AND MEDICAL MICROBIOLOGY

Biofilm formation ofKlebsiella pneumoniaeon urethral catheters requires either type 1 or type 3 fimbriae

(2012) Steen G. Stahlhut et al.   FEMS IMMUNOLOGY AND MEDICAL MICROBIOLOGY

Biofilm-specific antibiotic resistance

(2012) Thien-Fah Mah   Future Microbiology

Urinary Catheter-Associated Infections

(2012) Lindsay E. Nicolle   INFECTIOUS DISEASE CLINICS OF NORTH AMERICA

Susceptibility of different phases of biofilm of Klebsiella pneumoniae to three different antibiotics

(2012) Saloni Singla et al.   JOURNAL OF ANTIBIOTICS

Epidemiology and genetic characteristics of extended-spectrum  -lactamase-producing Gram-negative bacteria causing urinary tract infections in long-term care facilities

(2012) M. Tinelli et al.   JOURNAL OF ANTIMICROBIAL CHEMOTHERAPY

Multiple Factors Modulate Biofilm Formation by the Anaerobic Pathogen Clostridium difficile

(2012) T. Thapa et al.   JOURNAL OF BACTERIOLOGY

Flagellum Density Regulates Proteus mirabilis Swarmer Cell Motility in Viscous Environments

(2012) Hannah H. Tuson et al.   JOURNAL OF BACTERIOLOGY

Antibiotic Use and Resistance in Long Term Care Facilities

(2012) Laura W. van Buul et al.   Journal of the American Medical Directors Association

Lipopolysaccharide O1 Antigen Contributes to the Virulence in Klebsiella pneumoniae Causing Pyogenic Liver Abscess

(2012) Pei-Fang Hsieh et al.   PLoS One

Characterisation of Clostridium difficile Biofilm Formation, a Role for Spo0A

(2012) Lisa F. Dawson et al.   PLoS One

A review of the scientific evidence for biofilms in wounds

(2012) Steven L. Percival et al.   WOUND REPAIR AND REGENERATION

Methicillin Resistance Alters the Biofilm Phenotype and Attenuates Virulence in Staphylococcus aureus Device-Associated Infections

(2012) Clarissa Pozzi et al.   PLoS Pathogens

Contribution of theKlebsiella pneumoniaeCapsule to Bacterial Aggregate and Biofilm Microstructures

(2011) Stephen P. Dzul et al.   APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

Diagnosis, Prevention, and Treatment of Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infection in Adults: 2009 International Clinical Practice Guidelines from the Infectious Diseases Society of America

(2011) Thomas M. Hooton et al.   CLINICAL INFECTIOUS DISEASES

Effect of biofilm formation on the survival of Acinetobacter baumannii on dry surfaces

(2011) P. Espinal et al.   JOURNAL OF HOSPITAL INFECTION

Characteristics ofEscherichia colicausing persistence or relapse of urinary tract infections: Phylogenetic groups, virulence factors and biofilm formation

(2011) Karen Ejrnæs et al.   Virulence

Proteus mirabilisbiofilms and catheter-associated urinary tract infections

(2011) Sandra M. Jacobsen et al.   Virulence

Persister Cells

(2010) Kim Lewis   Annual Review of Microbiology

The Burden of Healthcare-Associated Infections in European Long-Term Care Facilities

(2010) M. L. Moro et al.   INFECTION CONTROL AND HOSPITAL EPIDEMIOLOGY

Deposits on the intraluminal surface and bacterial growth in central venous catheters

(2010) K. Nishikawa et al.   JOURNAL OF HOSPITAL INFECTION

Emergence of an extreme-drug-resistant (XDR) Acinetobacter baumannii carrying blaOXA-23 in a patient with acute necrohaemorrhagic pancreatitis

(2010) F. Grosso et al.   JOURNAL OF HOSPITAL INFECTION

Structure, function and contribution of polysaccharide intercellular adhesin (PIA) to Staphylococcus epidermidis biofilm formation and pathogenesis of biomaterial-associated infections

(2009) Holger Rohde et al.   EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CELL BIOLOGY

Identification of a Conserved Chromosomal Region Encoding Klebsiella pneumoniae Type 1 and Type 3 Fimbriae and Assessment of the Role of Fimbriae in Pathogenicity

(2009) C. Struve et al.   INFECTION AND IMMUNITY

The Acinetobacter baumannii 19606 OmpA Protein Plays a Role in Biofilm Formation on Abiotic Surfaces and in the Interaction of This Pathogen with Eukaryotic Cells

(2009) J. A. Gaddy et al.   INFECTION AND IMMUNITY

The pgaABCD Locus of Acinetobacter baumannii Encodes the Production of Poly- -1-6-N-Acetylglucosamine, Which Is Critical for Biofilm Formation

(2009) A. H. K. Choi et al.   JOURNAL OF BACTERIOLOGY

Nonrandom Distribution of Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Staphylococcus aureus in Chronic Wounds

(2009) M. Fazli et al.   JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY

In-vitro bactericidal activity of colistin against biofilm-associated Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Acinetobacter baumannii

(2009) Y. Cai et al.   JOURNAL OF HOSPITAL INFECTION

Crystalline bacterial biofilm formation on urinary catheters by urease-producing urinary tract pathogens: a simple method of control

(2009) R. J. Broomfield et al.   JOURNAL OF MEDICAL MICROBIOLOGY

Detection and identification of specific bacteria in wound biofilms using peptide nucleic acid fluorescent in situ hybridization (PNA FISH)

(2009) S. Malic et al.   MICROBIOLOGY-SGM

A study of the structure of the crystalline bacterial biofilms that can encrust and block silver Foley catheters

(2009) Sheridan D. Morgan et al.   UROLOGICAL RESEARCH

SHEA/APIC Guideline: Infection prevention and control in the long-term care facility

(2008) Philip W. Smith et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF INFECTION CONTROL

Clinical Practice Guideline for the Evaluation of Fever and Infection in Older Adult Residents of Long‐Term Care Facilities: 2008 Update by the Infectious Diseases Society of America

(2008) Kevin P. High et al.   CLINICAL INFECTIOUS DISEASES

Prevalence of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus and factors associated with colonization among residents in community long-term-care facilities in Spain

(2008) A. Manzur et al.   CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY AND INFECTION

Biofilm formation in Acinetobacter baumannii: associated features and clinical implications

(2008) J. Rodríguez-Baño et al.   CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY AND INFECTION

Complicated Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infections Due to Escherichia coli and Proteus mirabilis

(2008) S. M. Jacobsen et al.   CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY REVIEWS

The characterization of functions involved in the establishment and maturation of Klebsiella pneumoniae in vitro biofilm reveals dual roles for surface exopolysaccharides

(2008) Damien Balestrino et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

Results of Survey on Implementation of Infectious Diseases Society of America and Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America Guidelines for Developing an Institutional Program to Enhance Antimicrobial Stewardship

(2008) Scott D. Pope et al.   INFECTION CONTROL AND HOSPITAL EPIDEMIOLOGY

Increased mutability of Pseudomonas aeruginosa in biofilms

(2008) K. Driffield et al.   JOURNAL OF ANTIMICROBIAL CHEMOTHERAPY

Isolation and Characterization of an Autoinducer Synthase from Acinetobacter baumannii

(2008) C. Niu et al.   JOURNAL OF BACTERIOLOGY

Distribution, Organization, and Ecology of Bacteria in Chronic Wounds

(2008) K. Kirketerp-Moller et al.   JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY

Observations on the development of the crystalline bacterial biofilms that encrust and block Foley catheters

(2008) D.J. Stickler et al.   JOURNAL OF HOSPITAL INFECTION

The Current State of Multidrug-Resistant Gram-Negative Bacilli in North America

(2008) Anthony M Nicasio et al.   PHARMACOTHERAPY

Biofilms in chronic wounds

(2008) Garth A. James et al.   WOUND REPAIR AND REGENERATION

Bacterial biofilms in patients with indwelling urinary catheters

(2008) David J Stickler   Nature clinical practice. Urology

agr-Mediated Dispersal of Staphylococcus aureus Biofilms

(2008) Blaise R. Boles et al.   PLoS Pathogens

Capacity of multidrug-resistant clinical isolates of Acinetobacter baumannii to form biofilm and adhere to epithelial cell surfaces

(2007) H.-W. Lee et al.   CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY AND INFECTION