Combined Effect of Ceftriaxon and Low-Frequency Ultrasound on the Viability of Staphylococcus epidermidis Cells in a Preformed Biofilm.

We studied the effect of low-frequency ultrasound on the antibacterial effect of ceftriaxone for Staphylococcus epidermidis strains isolated from biomaterial of patients with paraimplant inflammation after total replacement of large joints in the plankton and preformed biofilm forms. Low-frequency ultrasound had no antibacterial effect on the plankton S. epidermidis culture or bacterial cells in the biofilm, and combined exposure of the plankton culture to ultrasound and ceftriaxone did not modulate the antibacterial activity of ceftriaxone.

Assessment of the systemic immune response in patients with inflammatory complications of large joint implants.

One of the most common reasons for the progressing of aseptic instability of implanted structures in patients with end-stage osteoarthrosis is a disorder of immunogenulatory processes of bone tissue remodeling along with chronic inflammatory response influenced by endoprosthesis wear components. This research features the specifics of systemic immune response in patients with inflammatory complications in late postoperative period after total replacements of large joints. The factor analysis enabled determining the most significant immunological mechanisms associated with the progressing of implant aseptic instability.

Kinetics of the Growth of Enterococcus spp. Biofilm Formed by Strains Isolated from Patients with Infectious Complications after Large joint Replacements.

We studied the kinetics of growth of biofilms and plankton forms of Enterococcus spp. strains isolated in implant-associated infection of large joints. The capacity for biofilm formation by enterococci was demonstrated.

Resistance to Antibiotics in Plankton and Biofilm Cultures of Pseudomonas aeruginosa Clinical Strains.

Biofilms formed by Pseudomonas aeruginosa strains isolated from biomaterial of patients with implant-associated infection are characterized by much higher resistance to antibiotics of various classes than plankton cultures of these strains. The concentrations of antibiotics causing the death of 90% of P. aeruginosa biofilm (MIC) was 2-6 μg/ml for fluoroquinolones, 267-356 μg/ml for cephalosporins, and 92-215 μg/ml for amikacin, which significantly (p<0.

Antibiotic Susceptibility of Staphylococcus aureus Plankton and Biofilm Forms Isolated in Implant-Associated Infection.

Comparison of activity of antibiotics against Staphylococcus aureus strains in their plankton form and in biofilms of varying maturity showed that the concentrations of antibiotics causing death of 90% S. aureus strains (MIC) in their plankton form was 0.07-2.