Endogenous factors contributing to prosthetic device infections.
Although there is a direct association between the tissue reactivity of implants and their ability to potentiate infection, bacterial slime production and adherence to implant surfaces (generation of the biofilm) appear to play a primary role in the pathogenesis of most prosthesis infections.
Dougherty
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SH
Department of Surgery, Texas Tech University, El Paso.
Simmons
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RL
D001419:Bacteria / Q000378:metabolism; D001422:Bacterial Adhesion; D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000209:etiology*; D005549:Foreign-Body Reaction / Q000209:etiology*; D006023:Glycoproteins / Q000096:biosynthesis; D006801:Humans; D009504:Neutrophils / Q000276:immunology; D011134:Polysaccharides / Q000096:biosynthesis; D019736:Prostheses and Implants / Q000009:adverse effects*
D006023:Glycoproteins; D011134:Polysaccharides