Discussion: Subclinical (biofilm) infection causes capsular contracture in a porcine model following augmentation mammaplasty

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 126, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 843-844

  Adams Jr , William P ^a,b  

^a Southwestern Medical Center ^*

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOFILM; BREAST AUGMENTATION; BREAST DISEASE; BREAST ENDOPROSTHESIS; DISEASE MODEL; FEMALE; INFECTION; MICROBIOLOGY; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION; SWINE;

ANIMALS; BIOFILMS; BREAST DISEASES; BREAST IMPLANTATION; BREAST IMPLANTS; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; FEMALE; PROSTHESIS-RELATED INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS; SWINE;

EID: 77956459922     PISSN: 00321052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PRS.0b013e3181e605e9     Document Type: Note

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