Inhibition of bacterial adhesion by antibacterial surface pretreatment of vascular prostheses

Journal of Vascular Surgery

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 1986, Pages 16-21

  Webb, Lawrence X ^a,b   Myers, Richard T ^a,b   Cordell, A Robert ^a,b   Hobgood, Cherri D ^a,b   Costerton, J William ^a,b   Gristina, Anthony G ^a,b  

^a WAKE FOREST BAPTIST HEALTH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENZALKONIUM; BENZALKONIUM CHLORIDE; OXACILLIN; POLITEF;

ANIMAL CELL; BACTERIUM ADHERENCE; BLOOD VESSEL PROSTHESIS; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; DRUG EFFICACY; NONHUMAN; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

ADHESIVENESS; BENZALKONIUM COMPOUNDS; BLOOD VESSEL PROSTHESIS; HUMANS; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; OXACILLIN; POLYTETRAFLUOROETHYLENE; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 0022444358     PISSN: 07415214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0741-5214(86)90317-4     Document Type: Article

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