Bacterial Biofilm Eradication in Human Infections

Abstract

Microbial biofilms are elaborate and highly resistant aggregates formed on surfaces or medical devices, causing two-thirds of infections and leading to a serious threat to public health. Their presence increases the rate of infections and mortality in the affected individuals. The strategies and eradication patterns are necessary to be established or implemented to eliminate them in human beings. This chapter highlights recent approaches for combating bacterial biofilms, including the methods used by promising antibiofilm compounds to enhance the total elimination of bacterial biofilms involved in some specific human infections. Biofilms must be eradicated to ensure efficient treatment of the infections.