"In American hospitals alone, healthcare-associated infections (i.e., nosocomial infections) account for an estimated 1.7 million infections and 99,000 associated deaths each year. Of these infections: 32 % of all healthcare-associated infection are urinary tract infections; 22 percent are surgical site infections; 15 percent are pneumonia (lung infections); and 14 percent are bloodstream infections” (Centers… Continue reading Self-Assembling Surfactant that Disassembles Biofilms
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A Thin Film with a Strong Promise
The lifestyle of bacteria has been extensively studied over the past few years, with biofilm biology turning tables. With this collective mode of existence in bacteria, which confers higher tolerance to antimicrobials, prevention and treatment of biofilms has become important. Biofilms grow on varied surfaces and environments, leading to a lot of complications in various… Continue reading A Thin Film with a Strong Promise