An experimental study exploring the relationship between the size of bacterial inoculum and bacterial adherence to prosthetic mesh

Surgical Endoscopy

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 978-985

  Sanders, David L ^a,d   Kingsnorth, Andrew N ^a,c   Lambie, Jaynnie ^b   Bond, Peter ^b   Moate, Roy ^b   Steer, Jane A ^c  

^a PENINSULA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

^c DERRIFORD HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d ROYAL CORNWALL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bacterial colonization; Hernia; Inoculum; Mesh

Indexed keywords

POLITEF; POLYESTER; POLYPROPYLENE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; BACTERIAL VIABILITY; BACTERIUM ADHERENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; INOCULATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS; SURGICAL MESH;

EID: 84878845062     PISSN: 09302794     EISSN: 14322218     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00464-012-2545-4     Document Type: Article

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