Written for clinicians, researchers, and specialists in surgery and pathology, this book provides background on the growing problem of infection in the growing number of indwelling prosthetic devices such as catheters, heart valves, vascular bypass grafts, and ocular lenses.

The third edition of this best-selling volume reviews the available information about infections associated with prosthetic materials. It covers the physical factors responsible for bacterial adherence; the molecular and genetic basis of adherence of staphylococci; new clinical problems; novel therapeutic or preventive approaches, such as treatment of ambulatory-care prosthetic material-associated osteomyelitis; identification and therapy of infected dental implants; and prevention and treatment of catheter-related infections. Infections Associated with Indwelling Medical Devices offers an exhaustive and comprehensive treatment of the complex problems related to medical-device infections and will be a valuable reference for clinicians and researchers.