Biofilm soft-tissue infection

Fig. 2. Real-time in vivo bioluminescence monitoring of S. aureus Xen-29 in the mouse model of soft-tissue biofilm infection during treatment with rifampin. Effect of 4 days of rifampin treatment (twice a day with 30 mg/kg) on a 3-week-old biofilm. A representative animal from the group receiving antibiotic or the untreated infected group is shown. Note the response to treatment including relapse that can be monitored non-invasively within the same animal throughout the study period. See Color Plate 7, following p. 46.)...

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