Anti-biofilm Approach in Infective Endocarditis Exposes New Treatment Strategies for Improved Outcome

Anti-biofilm Approach in Infective Endocarditis Exposes New Treatment Strategies for Improved Outcome

Infective endocarditis (IE) is a life-threatening infective disease with increasing incidence worldwide. From early on, in the antibiotic era, it was recognized that high-dose and long-term antibiotic therapy was correlated to improved outcome. In addition, for several of the common microbial IE eti...

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Main Authors: Christian Johann Lerche, Franziska Schwartz, Marie Theut, Emil Loldrup Fosbøl, Kasper Iversen, Henning Bundgaard, Niels Høiby, Claus Moser
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-06-01
Series:Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology
Subjects:
biofilm
infective endocarditis
innate immunity
Staphylococcus aureus
dabigatran
hyperbaric oxygen therapy
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fcell.2021.643335/full

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