Synergy between induction heating, antibiotics, and N-acetylcysteine eradicates Staphylococcus aureus from biofilm

Background Non-contact induction heating (NCIH) is a noninvasive treatment modality that can be used to cause thermal damage to bacterial biofilms on a metal implant surface in the context of a prosthetic joint infection. The purpose of this study was (1) to determine the effectiveness of NCIH on ki...

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Main Authors: Bart G. Pijls, Ingrid M. J. G. Sanders, Ed J. Kuijper, Rob G. H. H. Nelissen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2020-01-01
Series:International Journal of Hyperthermia
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/02656736.2019.1710269