Effect of hydrophilic coating on microorganism colonization in silicone tubing

Acta Neurochirurgica

Volumn 146, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 603-610

  Çaǧavi, Ferda ^a,d   Akalan, N ^b   Celik H ^b   Gur D ^b   Guciz B ^b   Haines, Stephen ^c   Chumas, Paul ^c   Bayston, R ^c  

^a Zonguldak Karaelmas Universitesi Tip Fakultesi   (Turkey)

^b HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c Ihsan Dogramaci Pediatric Hospital ^*

^d ZONGULDAK KARAELMAS UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Bacterial colonization; Dimethylpolysiloxane (silicone); Polyvinylpyrrolidone

Indexed keywords

DIMETICONE; ELASTOMER; POVIDONE; SILICON; VANCOMYCIN;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIUM COLONY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; HYDROCEPHALUS; HYDROPHILICITY; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; INOCULATION; MALE; MATERIAL COATING; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SHUNT INFECTION; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS; STEREOTAXIC SURGERY;

EID: 2942733320     PISSN: 00016268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00701-004-0262-z     Document Type: Article

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