Eradication of P. aeruginosa biofilm in endotracheal tubes based on lock therapy: results from an in vitro study.
María Jesús Pérez-GrandaMaría Consuelo LatorreBeatriz AlonsoJavier HortalRafael SamaniegoEmilio BouzaMaría GuembePublished in: BMC infectious diseases (2017)
We demonstrated a statistically significant decrease in the viability of P. aeruginosa biofilm after application of 5D-ALT in the SS. Future clinical studies to assess ALT in patients under mechanical ventilation are needed.
Keyphrases
- mechanical ventilation
- pseudomonas aeruginosa
- end stage renal disease
- staphylococcus aureus
- acute respiratory distress syndrome
- candida albicans
- ejection fraction
- chronic kidney disease
- newly diagnosed
- intensive care unit
- peritoneal dialysis
- respiratory failure
- escherichia coli
- stem cells
- bone marrow
- current status
- patient reported outcomes
- cystic fibrosis
- smoking cessation