In vivo and in vitro studies of antibiotic release from and bacterial growth inhibition by antibiotic-impregnated polymethylmethacrylate hip spacers

Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 332-335

  Kelm, Jens ^a,c   Regitz, Thilo ^b   Schmitt, Eduard ^a   Jung, Werner ^c   Anagnostakos, Konstantinos ^a  

^a Klinik für Orthopädie und Orthopädische Chirurgie   (Germany)

^b Firma Regitz   (Germany)

^c SAARLAND UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; GENTAMICIN; POLY(METHYL METHACRYLATE); REFOBACIN PALACOS; VANCO CELL; VANCOMYCIN;

ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG IMPLANTATION; DRUG RELEASE; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; GROWTH INHIBITION; HIP SPACER; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; NONHUMAN; ORTHOPEDIC EQUIPMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, HIP; BACTERIA; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEMS; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; HIP JOINT; HUMANS; MATERIALS TESTING; POLYMETHYL METHACRYLATE; PROSTHESIS-RELATED INFECTIONS; VANCOMYCIN;

EID: 29944441980     PISSN: 00664804     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AAC.50.1.332-335.2006     Document Type: Article

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