Antiseptic sutures: Clinical evaluation of microbiological efficacy

European Journal of Plastic Surgery

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 49-53

  Di Lonardo, Antonio ^a   Lazzeri, Davide ^a   Mosca, Adriana ^b   Oliverio, Alessandro ^a   Miragliotta, Giuseppe ^b   Pascone, Christian ^a   Agostini, Tommaso ^a  

^a Hospital of Pisa   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Antiseptic sutures; Polyglactin 910; Polyglactin 910 plus triclosan; Soft tissue injury; Surgical wound infection

Indexed keywords

POLYGLACTIN; TRICLOSAN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MICROBIAL COLONIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; SURGICAL INFECTION; SUTURE; SUTURE REMOVAL;

EID: 84858698893     PISSN: 0930343X     EISSN: 14350130     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00238-011-0580-3     Document Type: Article

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