In vitro and in vivo comparative colonization of Staphylococcus aureus and Staphylococcus epidermidis on orthopaedic implant materials

Biomaterials

Volumn 10, Issue 5, 1989, Pages 325-328

  Barth, Elin ^a   Myrvik, Quentin M ^a   Wagner, William ^a   Gristina, Anthony G ^a  

^a WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

bacterial colonization; Polymer; titanium alloy

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; IMPLANT; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO CULTURE; ORTHOPEDIC EQUIPMENT; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS;

ALLOYS; ANIMAL; BACTERIAL ADHESION; BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; MALE; MATERIALS TESTING; POLYMERS; PROSTHESES AND IMPLANTS; RABBITS; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, P.H.S.; TITANIUM;

EID: 0024351793     PISSN: 01429612     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0142-9612(89)90073-2     Document Type: Article

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