In vitro testing of antimicrobial activity of bone cement

Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy

Volumn 48, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 4084-4088

  Alt, Volker ^a,e   Bechert, Thorsten ^b   Steinrücke, Peter ^b   Wagener, Michael ^c   Seidel, Peter ^d   Dingeldein, Elvira ^d   Domann, Eugen ^a   Schnettler, Reinhard ^a  

^a JUSTUS LIEBIG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b Bio Gate Bioinnovative Materials GmbH   (Germany)

^c FRAUNHOFER INSTITUTE FOR MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY AND ADVANCED MATERIALS IFAM   (Germany)

^d Coripharm ^*  (Germany)

^e UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL GIESSEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BONE CEMENT; GENTAMICIN; POLY(METHYL METHACRYLATE); SILVER;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERICIDAL ACTIVITY; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECIUM; IN VITRO STUDY; NONHUMAN; POROSITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; RELIABILITY; STAPHYLOCOCCUS;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; BACTERIA; BIOFILMS; BONE CEMENTS; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECIUM; GENTAMICINS; METHICILLIN RESISTANCE; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; POLYMETHYL METHACRYLATE; POROSITY; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; SILVER; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS;

EID: 7244247156     PISSN: 00664804     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AAC.48.11.4084-4088.2004     Document Type: Article

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