Effect in a rat model of heparinized peritoneal dialysis catheters on bacterial colonization and the healing of the exit site

Peritoneal Dialysis International

Volumn 21, Issue SUPPL. 3, 2001, Pages

  Kim, Yong Lim ^a   Cho, Seong ^a   Kim, Jun Chul ^a   Cho, Dong Kyu ^a   Kim, Yong Jin ^a   Larm, Olle ^a   Mathiesen, Torbjorn ^a   Lindholm, Bengt ^a   Bergström, Jonas ^a  

^a Kyungpook National University Hospital   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Bacterial colonization; Biofilm; Exit site; Heparinized catheter

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; HEPARIN; POLYESTER; SILICONE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BIOFILM; CATHETER INFECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CUFF; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFECT; HEPARINIZATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; PERITONEAL CATHETER; PERITONEAL DIALYSIS; PERITONITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZATION; RAT; SCORING SYSTEM; SILASTIC TUBE; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 0035568822     PISSN: 08968608     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/089686080102103s66     Document Type: Article

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4. Microbial biofilms
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