Intrawound vancomycin powder eradicates surgical wound contamination: An in vivo rabbit study

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery

Volumn 96, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 46-51

  Zebala, Lukas P ^a   Chuntarapas, Tapanut ^a   Kelly, Michael P ^a   Talcott, Michael ^a   Greco, Suellen ^a   Riew, K Daniel ^a  

^a BARNES JEWISH HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CEFAZOLIN; VANCOMYCIN; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; FISHER EXACT TEST; LAMINECTOMY; NONHUMAN; OPERATION DURATION; POWDER; PREOPERATIVE TREATMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SEX RATIO; SPINE SURGERY; SURGICAL INFECTION; SURGICAL WOUND; VANCOMYCIN SUSCEPTIBLE STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; ANIMAL; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL LOAD; DRUG EFFECT; EVALUATION STUDY; FEMALE; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PEROPERATIVE CARE; RABBIT; SPINE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION;

ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; BACTERIAL LOAD; FEMALE; INTRAOPERATIVE CARE; MALE; POWDERS; RABBITS; SPINE; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; VANCOMYCIN;

EID: 84894352835     PISSN: 00219355     EISSN: 15351386     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2106/JBJS.L.01257     Document Type: Review

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