Novel small molecule inhibitors of biofilm formation and the novel use of previously identified compounds for inhibition of biofilm formation and applications for drug therapy and medical device coating
申请人:LININGTON Roger
公开号:US20160000079A1
公开(公告)日:2016-01-07
Novel compounds and the novel use a class of previously identified small molecules for the inhibition of biofilm formation. Inhibition of biofilm formation can play a very important role in contributing to pathogenicity. Bacteria in the biofilm state have been shown to be 10-10,000-fold less susceptible to antibiotic treatment. Estimations made by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and the National Institutes of Health (NIH) attribute 65% to 80% of human infections as biofilm mediated. Consequently, biofilm formation is often responsible for chronic infections due to bacterial persistence despite antibiotic treatment.