Sonication of removed breast implants for improved detection of subclinical infection

Aesthetic Plastic Surgery

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 404-408

  Rieger, U M ^a,b   Pierer, G ^a,b   Luscher N J ^c   Trampuz, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BASEL   (Switzerland)

^b INNSBRUCK MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Austria)

^c Plastic Surgery Unit   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Biofilm; Breast implant; Capsular fibrosis; Contracture; Sonication; Subclinical infection

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BREAST ENDOPROSTHESIS; BREAST RECONSTRUCTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COAGULASE NEGATIVE STAPHYLOCOCCUS; ESTHETIC SURGERY; HUMAN; MASTITIS; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPIONIBACTERIUM ACNES; PROSTHESIS INFECTION;

ADULT; AGED; BIOFILMS; BREAST IMPLANTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PROSTHESIS-RELATED INFECTIONS; SKIN; SONICATION;

EID: 67349144089     PISSN: 0364216X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00266-009-9333-0     Document Type: Article

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