Infections Associated with Indwelling Medical Devices

Foreign body infections: experimental model, host factors, microbial factors Molecular study of S. aureus surface proteins interacting with plasma and matrix proteins Microbial pathogenic factors, part I: small colony variants Microbial pathogenic factors, part II: biofilm mode of growth and slime production Biochemical and immunomodulating properties of extracellular slime substance Ocular infections Infections of central nervous system shunts Infected orthopedic prostheses Infections of prosthetic heart valves Infections of vascular grafts Pathogenesis, prevention and management of infections due to intravascular devices used for infusion therapy Infections associated with endotracheal intubation and tracheostomy Infections associated with foreign bodies in the urinary tract Infections associated with peritoneal and hemodialysis Infections of the female genital tract Antimicrobial prophylaxis of infections associated with foreign bodies Index