Polyester-based polymers represent excellent candidates in synthetic biodegradable and
bioabsorbable materials for medical applications owing to their tailorable properties. The …

Staphylococcus comprises up to two-thirds of all pathogens in orthopedic implant infections
and they are the principal causative agents of two major types of infection affecting bone …

These guidelines are intended for use by infectious disease specialists, orthopedists, and
other healthcare professionals who care for patients with prosthetic joint infection (PJI). They …

Implanted biomaterials play a key role in current success of orthopedic and trauma surgery.
However, implant-related infections remain among the leading reasons for failure with high …

It is expected that the projected increased usage of implantable devices in medicine will
result in a natural rise in the number of infections related to these cases. Some patients are …

Biosurfactants derived from different microbes are an alternative to chemical surfactants,
which have broad applications in food, oil, biodegradation, cosmetic, agriculture, pesticide …

Infection of an orthopedic prosthesis is undesirable and causes a decrease in the success
rate of an implant. Reducing the adhesion of a broad range of bacteria could be an attractive …

Certain bacterial pathogens are able to evade the host immune system and persist within
the human host. The consequences of persistent bacterial infections potentially include …

Over the last 15 years, with the advent of modern standards in the control of sterility within
the operating room environment and adequate protocols of peri-operative antibiotic …

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