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Pathogenesis of Wound and Biomaterial-Associated Infections

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  1. Torkel Wadström

    1. Department of Medical Microbiology, University of Lund, Lund, Sweden

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  2. Ingvar Eliasson

    1. Department Medical Microbiology, Lund, Sweden

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  3. Ian Holder

    1. Burns Institute, Shriners Hospital, Cincinnati, USA

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  4. Åsa Ljungh

    1. Department of Medical Microbiology, University of Lund, Lund, Sweden

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Table of contents (66 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages 1-11
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  2. Introduction

    • Torkel Wadström, Ingvar Eliasson, Ian Holder, Åsa Ljungh
    Pages 13-14

  3. Healing, Scarring, and Contractures

    • H. Paul Ehrlich
    Pages 15-23

  4. The Effect of Staphylococcus aureus Bacteria and its Products on Wound Healing

    • Matti Laato, Juha Niinikoski, Bengt Gerdin
    Pages 25-34

  5. Genetic Studies of Staphylococcus aureus Virulence Factors

    • Timothy J. Foster, Mary O’Reilly, A. John Bramley
    Pages 35-46

  6. Molecular Biology of Group A Streptococcal M Proteins

    • Michael A. Kehoe, Lorna Miller, Thomas P. Poirier, Ellen Whitnack, Edwin H. Beachey, John H. Robinson et al.
    Pages 47-54

  7. Fibronectin Binding Proteins from Staphylococcus aureus

    • Martin Lindberg, Klas Jönsson, Hans-Peter Müller, Christer Signäs, Magnus Höök
    Pages 55-63

  8. Fibrinogen-binding proteins from Staphylococcus aureus

    • Maria Bodén, Jan-Ingmar Flock
    Pages 65-68

  9. Osteomyelitis and Staphylococcal Adhesion

    • Cecilia Rydén
    Pages 69-75

  10. Phagocytosis of Bacteria by Endothelial Cells

    • James M. Vann, Richard A. Proctor
    Pages 77-85

  11. Chromosomal DNA Analyses of Staphylococci

    • Fiona M. Thomson-Carter, T. Hugh Pennington
    Pages 87-89

  12. Microbiology of the Burn Compromised Patient

    • Ian Alan Holder
    Pages 91-100

  14. Immunomodulators — Medicine for the 90-ies?

    • Rolf Seljelid
    Pages 107-113

  15. Pathogenesis of skin and wound infections. Animal models

    • Oonagh S. Kinsman, John P. Arbuthnott
    Pages 115-119

  16. Toxic Shock Syndrome from Surgical Infections

    • Merlin S. Bergdoll
    Pages 121-128

  18. Biosynthetic Dressing Materials and their Influence on Wound Healing and Infection

    • Patricia M. Mertz, Stephen C. Davis, David A. Marshall, William H. Eaglstein
    Pages 139-145

  19. Clinical and Bacteriological Advantages in the Use of Occlusive Dressings

    • Michel H. E. Hermans, Jerry J. Hutchinson
    Pages 147-157
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About this book

Despite the recent advances in medical treatment, patients suffering from wounds such as burns or receiving surgical implants are still in great danger of infection. This has called attention to the need for better understanding of infections at the molecular level. Scientists from various disciplines summarize our knowledge today and investigate how methods to avoid wound and biomaterial-associated infections can be developed. These methods include new antibiotics, surgical strategies to prevent infection, and ways to stimulate the immune system and the tissue healing process. Specific topics include: the definition of microbial cell surface determinants important for adhesion to graft; the definition of extracellular bacterial enzymes and toxins involved in tissue breakdown and the local spread of infection; the prevention of the systemic spreading of infection with immunoglobulins and antibiotics; and the problem of multiple antibiotic resistance in most versatile pathogens.
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Editors and Affiliations

  • Department of Medical Microbiology, University of Lund, Lund, Sweden

    Torkel Wadström, Åsa Ljungh

  • Department Medical Microbiology, Lund, Sweden

    Ingvar Eliasson

  • Burns Institute, Shriners Hospital, Cincinnati, USA

    Ian Holder

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Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Pathogenesis of Wound and Biomaterial-Associated Infections

  • Editors: Torkel Wadström, Ingvar Eliasson, Ian Holder, Åsa Ljungh

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-3454-1

  • Publisher: Springer London

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag London 1990

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-540-19596-2Published: 03 September 1990

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-4471-3454-1Published: 06 December 2012

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: 570

  • Number of Illustrations: 107 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: Biomaterials, Infectious Diseases, Biomedical Engineering and Bioengineering

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