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. 2022 May;75(5):1765-1779.
doi: 10.1016/j.bjps.2021.08.014. Epub 2021 Sep 13.

The role of biofilm production in Cutibacterium acnes strains isolated from breast implants

María Consuelo Latorre  1 , Luis Alcalá  2 , Michele Castellano  3 , José Lasso  4 , Rosa Pérez-Cano  4 , Emilio Bouza  5 , Patricia Muñoz  5 , María Guembe  6
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The role of biofilm production in Cutibacterium acnes strains isolated from breast implants

María Consuelo Latorre et al. J Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg. 2022 May.

Abstract

The role of C. acnes biofilm production in the pathogenesis of breast implants infections has not been deeply assessed. We analyze biofilm production (in terms of biomass and metabolic activity) between 40 Cutibacterium acnes strains isolated from breast implants and 32 from other sites. C. acnes strains isolated from breast implants showed higher metabolic activity than those isolated from other-locations and, especially, those from patients with capsular contracture .

Keywords: Biofilm; Breast implants; Capsular contracture; Cutibacterium acnes; Metabolic activity.

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