Introduction: The treatment of bacterial joint and bone infections in patients after multiple revision arthroplasties is very challenging. An expanding number of studies report the co-isolation of fungal and bacterial species (such as Candida albicans and Staphylococcus aureus) from polymicrobial biofilm associated with infections related to bone infections. Current investigations establish that local-specific ...
Problem - Bone infections associated with polymicrobial biofilm formation; mixed bacterial-fungal biofilm infection; Staphylococcus aureus and Candida albicans most described microbials. Strategy - Local drug delivery scaffolds; development of poly-DL-lactic acid (PDLLA) scaffolds; co-delivery of antibacterial and antifungal drugs; minocycline and voriconazole as model drugs.
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