Study Offers Clues As To Why Some Patients Get Infections From Cardiac Implants (IMAGE)

Ohio State University

Study Offers Clues As To Why Some Patients Get Infections From Cardiac Implants

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Ohio State's Steven Lower specializes in the molecular-level relationships between inanimate surfaces and living microorganisms. This image shows an electron micrograph of a bacterial biofilm from a sample collected at the Kempton Mine complex in Maryland. Similarly, Staphylococcus aureus bacteria form biofilms on the surfaces of cardiac implant devices. The only treatment for these persistent infections is removal of the device.

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Image courtesy of Steven Lower, Ohio State University

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