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Case Reports
. 1986 Mar;135(3):586-8.
doi: 10.1016/s0022-5347(17)45747-8.

Bacterial biofilm in persistent penile prosthesis-associated infection

J C Nickel, J Heaton, A Morales, J W Costerton
Case Reports

Bacterial biofilm in persistent penile prosthesis-associated infection

J C Nickel et al. J Urol. 1986 Mar.

Abstract

The ultrastructural microbiology of 2 cases of infection associated with rigid penile prostheses was studied. The persistence of these infections appeared to be related to the mode of growth of the bacteria in protected biofilms adherent to the inert surface of the prosthesis.

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