Mode of action of an antimicrobial biomaterial for use in hydrocephalus shunts

Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy

Volumn 53, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 778-782

  Bayston, Roger ^a   Ashraf, Waheed ^a   Bhundia, Catherine ^a  

^a NOTTINGHAM UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Catheters; Hydrocephalus shunt infections; Prevention

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; BIOMATERIAL; CLINDAMYCIN; PLASMA PROTEIN; RIFAMPICIN; SILASTIC;

ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERICIDAL ACTIVITY; BACTERIUM ADHERENCE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BIOFILM; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID SHUNTING; CHEMOLUMINESCENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; HYDROCEPHALUS; INFECTION RATE; NONHUMAN; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SHUNTING; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS;

ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; BACTERIAL ADHESION; BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID SHUNTS; CHEMILUMINESCENT MEASUREMENTS; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; HYDROCEPHALUS; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; SILICONE ELASTOMERS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 2442676539     PISSN: 03057453     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jac/dkh183     Document Type: Article

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