| Literature DB >> 17116671 |
Paloma Anguita-Alonso1, Andrea Giacometti, Oscar Cirioni, Roberto Ghiselli, Fiorenza Orlando, Vittorio Saba, Giorgio Scalise, Milica Sevo, Marina Tuzova, Robin Patel, Naomi Balaban.
Abstract
Staphylococci, common orthopedic pathogens, form antibiotic-resistant biofilms. Polymethylmethacrylate (PMMA) beads loaded with the quorum-sensing inhibitor RNAIII-inhibiting peptide (RIP) were implanted in rats and shown to prevent methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infection. RIP release was bimodal, typical of previously-tested antibiotics. These results suggest that RIP-PMMA warrants further evaluation for management of orthopedic infections caused by staphylococci.Entities:
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Year: 2006 PMID: 17116671 PMCID: PMC1913233 DOI: 10.1128/AAC.00580-06
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Antimicrob Agents Chemother ISSN: 0066-4804 Impact factor: 5.191