title: Prevention and control of biofilm-based medical-device-related infections.
abstract: Biofilms play a pivotal role in healthcare-associated infections, especially those related to the implant of medical devices, such as intravascular catheters, urinary catheters and orthopaedic implants. This paper reviews the most successful approaches for the control and prevention of these infections as well as promising perspectives for the development of novel devices refractory to microbial adhesion, colonization and biofilm formation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: Iolanda
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Francolini
authors.forename: Gianfranco
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Donelli
mesh_terms: D018441:Biofilms / Q000187:drug effects / Q000254:growth & development*; D055499:Catheter-Related Infections / Q000517:prevention & control*; D003428:Cross Infection / Q000517:prevention & control*; D004864:Equipment and Supplies / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D017053:Infection Control / Q000379:methods*; D016459:Prosthesis-Related Infections / Q000517:prevention & control*