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Review
. 2020 Jul;72(7):1271-1285.
doi: 10.1002/iub.2266. Epub 2020 Mar 9.

The biofilm-associated bacterial infections unrelated to indwelling devices

Rasoul Mirzaei  1 , Rokhsareh Mohammadzadeh  2 , Mohammad Yousef Alikhani  1 , Mohammad Shokri Moghadam  3 , Sajad Karampoor  4 , Sima Kazemi  1 , Alireza Barfipoursalar  5 , Rasoul Yousefimashouf  1
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Review

The biofilm-associated bacterial infections unrelated to indwelling devices

Rasoul Mirzaei et al. IUBMB Life. 2020 Jul.
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Abstract

Biofilms are microbial communities established in the self-produced extracellular substances that include up to 80% of associated microbial infections. During biofilm formation, bacterial cells shift from the planktonic forms to aggregated forms surrounded by an extracellular polymeric substance. The bacterial biofilm shows resistance against immune reactions as well as antibiotics and is potentially able to cause disorders by both device-related and nondevice-related infections. The nondevice-related bacterial biofilm infections include dental plaque, urinary tract infections, cystic fibrosis, otitis media, infective endocarditis, tonsillitis, periodontitis, necrotizing fasciitis, osteomyelitis, infectious kidney stones, and chronic inflammatory diseases. In this review, we will summarize and examine the literature about bacterial biofilm infections unrelated to indwelling devices.

Keywords: Bacterial biofilm; biofilm-associated infections; nondevice-related biofilms.

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