Bacterial biofilms and capsular contracture in patients with breast implants

British Journal of Surgery

Volumn 100, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 768-774

  Rieger, U M ^a,b   Mesina, J ^b   Kalbermatten, D F ^b,d   Haug, M ^b   Frey, H P ^e   Pico, R ^f   Frei, R ^b   Pierer, G ^a   Luscher N J ^c   Trampuz, A ^d,g  

^a INNSBRUCK MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Austria)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BASEL   (Switzerland)

^c Crossklinik im Merian Iselin Spital   (Switzerland)

^d LAUSANNE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

^e Clinic Löwencenter   (Switzerland)

^f Hirslanden Clinic Birshof   (Switzerland)

^g FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BIOFILM; BREAST IMPLANT; CONTRACTURE; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE REMOVAL; FEMALE; GRAM NEGATIVE INFECTION; GRAM POSITIVE INFECTION; HUMAN; INFECTION; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MULTICENTER STUDY; TIME; TISSUE EXPANDER; ULTRASOUND; VERY ELDERLY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BIOFILMS; BREAST IMPLANTS; CONTRACTURE; DEVICE REMOVAL; FEMALE; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSTHESIS-RELATED INFECTIONS; SONICATION; TIME FACTORS; TISSUE EXPANSION DEVICES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84875861481     PISSN: 00071323     EISSN: 13652168     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bjs.9084     Document Type: Article

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