Infections in breast implants: A review with a focus on developing countries

Journal of Infection in Developing Countries

Volumn 8, Issue 9, 2014, Pages 1089-1095

  Abbinante, Giulia ^a   Brongo, Sergio ^a   Pagliara, Domenico ^a   Cuomo, Roberto ^a   Campitiello, Nicola ^a   Santanelli, Fabio ^b   Chessa, Daniela ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL SAN GIOVANNI DI DIO E RUGGI D ARAGONA   (Italy)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SASSARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Acute infections; Breast implant infections; Fungal infections; Late infections; Rare infections

Indexed keywords

CEPHALOSPORIN; CLINDAMYCIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; PENICILLIN DERIVATIVE; VANCOMYCIN; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ADJUVANT CHEMOTHERAPY; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ASEPSIS; BIOFILM; BREAST IMPLANT; BREAST RECONSTRUCTION; DEVICE REMOVAL; ERYTHEMA; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MASTECTOMY; PAIN; PROSTHESIS INFECTION; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SURGICAL INFECTION; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW (TOPIC); TOXIC SHOCK SYNDROME; ADVERSE EFFECTS; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; MICROBIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; PROSTHESIS-RELATED INFECTIONS;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; BACTERIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; BREAST IMPLANTS; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; PROSTHESIS-RELATED INFECTIONS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84907008846     PISSN: 20366590     EISSN: 19722680     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3855/jidc.3898     Document Type: Review

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