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INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ARTIFICIAL ORGANS
Volume 29, Issue 4, Pages 462-467Publisher
SAGE PUBLICATIONS LTD
DOI: 10.1177/039139880602900417
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implant infections; opportunistic bacteria; exotoxins
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The production and the mechanism of action of exotoxins from Staphylococcus aureus, Staphylococcus epidermidis and Pseudomonas aeruginosa are presented. The attack to the immune host's defenses is the main virulence factor of opportunistic bacteria in implant infections, favoring the invasion and colonization of compromised periprosthesis tissues.
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