title: Microbial biofilm formation: a need to act.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, Tumor and Cell Biology, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Römling
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kjelleberg
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Normark
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Nyman
authors.forename: B E
authors.initials: BE
authors.lastname: Uhlin
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Åkerlund
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D018441:Biofilms / Q000187:drug effects / Q000254:growth & development*; D055499:Catheter-Related Infections / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000628:therapy; D002406:Catheterization, Peripheral / Q000009:adverse effects; D002408:Catheters, Indwelling / Q000009:adverse effects; D003226:Congresses as Topic; D003428:Cross Infection / Q000517:prevention & control; D004352:Drug Resistance, Microbial; D004866:Equipment Contamination / Q000517:prevention & control*; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D049670:History, 17th Century; D049671:History, 18th Century; D049672:History, 19th Century; D049673:History, 20th Century; D049674:History, 21st Century; D006801:Humans; D033183:Interdisciplinary Communication; D008829:Microbiology / Q000266:history; D016459:Prosthesis-Related Infections / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000517:prevention & control*; D012307:Risk Factors
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents
keywords: antibiotic resistance; bioinformatics; cyclic di-nucleotides; device-related infections; extracellular matrix; tissue infections