Use of antibiotic-impregnated duragen® to reduce the risk of infection in dura repair: An in vitro study

Zentralblatt fur Neurochirurgie

Volumn 72, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 75-77

  Kaplan, M ^a   Akgun, B ^a   Demirdag, K ^a   Akpolat, N ^a   Kozan, S K ^b   Cagasar, O ^a   Yakar, H ^a  

^a FIRAT UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b Van Devlet Hastanesi   (Turkey)

Author keywords

antibiotic impregnated DuraGen ; contaminated wounds; dural repair; infection

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN; VANCOMYCIN; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM COLONY; DRUG EFFICACY; DURA MATER LESION; DURA REPAIR; IN VITRO STUDY; MENINX DISORDER; NEUROSURGERY; NONHUMAN; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS; BACTERIAL COUNT; DRUG EFFECT; DURA MATER; HUMAN; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; MICROBIOLOGY; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT; SURGICAL INFECTION;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; DURA MATER; HUMANS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS; SURGICAL MESH; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 79955850872     PISSN: 00444251     EISSN: 14389746     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-0030-1267246     Document Type: Article

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