Effect of povidone iodine on silicone gel breast implants in vitro: Implications for clinical practice

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 114, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 706-710

  Zambacos, George J ^a,b   Nguyen, Dai ^a   Morris, Robert J ^a  

^a DERRIFORD HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POVIDONE IODINE; SILICONE GEL;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; BREAST ENDOPROSTHESIS; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG CONCENTRATION; DRUG CONTRAINDICATION; FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION; INCUBATION TIME; LAVAGE; MATERIALS TESTING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SILICONE PROSTHESIS; TENSILE STRENGTH;

ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS, LOCAL; BREAST IMPLANTS; CONTRACTURE; HUMANS; IRRIGATION; POVIDONE-IODINE; PROSTHESIS-RELATED INFECTIONS; SILICONE GELS; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS;

EID: 11844302912     PISSN: 00321052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.PRS.0000130972.59268.AA     Document Type: Article

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