Attack of the Biofilms: When Bacteria and Fungi Infiltrate Medical Devices

May 11, 2010

Participants:	Douglas Johnson, Ph.D.
Length:	1:16:52
Next Air Dates:	No upcoming airtimes are currently scheduled

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Tags:

UVM, medical, hygiene

Additional Web Resources:

• UVM College of Medicine
• Fletcher Allen Health Care

Program Description:

Find out how biofilms - communities of bacterial and fungal cells that are attached to surfaces - gain access to medical devices such as catheters and I.V. (intravenous) lines. Determine why these organisms, which cause two-thirds of all Hospital-Acquired Infections, are highly-resistant to antibiotic treatment and what therapies scientists are developing for combating these deadly and costly invaders.

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