Deposition of Host Matrix Proteins on Breast Implant Surfaces Facilitates Staphylococcus Epidermidis Biofilm Formation: In Vitro Analysis

Jennifer N Walker, PhD, Chloe L Pinkner, BA, Aaron J L Lynch, BS, Sarah Ortbal, Jerome S Pinkner, MS, Scott J Hultgren, PhD, Terence M Myckatyn, MD, FACS, FRCSC Aesthetic Surgery Journal, Volume 40, Issue 3, March 2020, Pages 281–295 Background: Staphylococcus epidermidis is a primary cause of breast implant-associated infection. S epidermidis possesses several virulence factors that enable it to bind both abiotic surfaces and host factors to form a biofilm. In addition S epidermidis colocalizes with matrix proteins coating explanted human breast implants. >> View on the Aesthetic Surgery Journal  Website