The bacteriostatic properties of ear tubes made of absorbable polylactic acid

International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology

Volumn 70, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 407-410

  Ludwick, James J ^a   Rossmann, Susan N ^b   Johnson, Marcella M ^c   Edmonds, Joseph L ^a  

^a TEXAS CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Absorbable; Bacteriostatic; Polylactic acid; Tympanostomy tubes

Indexed keywords

POLYLACTIC ACID;

ACIDITY; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; BACTERIOSTASIS; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BIOCOMPATIBILITY; BIODEGRADABLE IMPLANT; CHILD; EAR; EAR SURGERY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INCUBATION TIME; OTORRHEA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; RECURRENT DISEASE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TYMPANOSTOMY TUBE;

ABSORBABLE IMPLANTS; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; CHILD; HUMANS; LACTIC ACID; MIDDLE EAR VENTILATION; OTITIS MEDIA WITH EFFUSION; POLYMERS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; PSEUDOMONAS INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 31544447439     PISSN: 01655876     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2005.05.025     Document Type: Article

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