title: [Infections associated with the use of biomaterials in medicine].
abstract: The paper deals with various problems related to foreign body infections. Such infections follow surgical replacements with orthopaedic or vascular prostheses or they are result of using catheters for diagnostic or treatment purposes. The list of most frequent microorganisms causing this kind of infections is presented and bacterial mechanisms enabling the colonization of biomaterials are described. The strategy for preparation of biomaterials which are better tolerated by human subjects and resistant to invading microorganisms is also presented.
authors.affiliation: Zakład Biologii Infekcyjnej Instytutu Mikrobiologii, Lódkiego.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Rózalska
mesh_terms: D001672:Biocompatible Materials / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005549:Foreign-Body Reaction / Q000209:etiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D007239:Infections / Q000382:microbiology; D019736:Prostheses and Implants / Q000009:adverse effects*; D013530:Surgical Wound Infection / Q000209:etiology
chemical_list: D001672:Biocompatible Materials
vernacular_title: Infeckcje towarzyszace stosowaniu w medycynie biomateriałów.