Antimicrobial activity of antibiotic-soaked, Resist™-coated Bioflex®

International Journal of Impotence Research

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 18-21

  Hellstrom, W J G ^a   Hyun, J S ^a   Hmnan, L ^a   Sanabria, J A ^a   Bivalacqua, T J ^a   Leungwattanakij, S ^a  

^a TULANE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Antibiotics; Bioflex; Infection; Penile prosthesis

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; BACITRACIN; GENTAMICIN; POLYURETHAN;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIUM ADHERENCE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG COATING; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FOREIGN BODY; HYDROPHILICITY; IMPLANTATION; INFECTION PREVENTION; MALE; MATERIAL COATING; NONHUMAN; PENIS PROSTHESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTHESIS INFECTION; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; RABBIT; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS;

ANIMALS; BACTERIAL ADHESION; IMPOTENCE; MALE; PENILE PROSTHESIS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RABBITS; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 0037301115     PISSN: 09559930     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ijir.3900941     Document Type: Article

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