Scintigraphic imaging with technetium-99M-labelled ceftizoxime is a reliable technique for the diagnosis of deep sternal wound infection in rats

Acta Cirurgica Brasileira

Volumn 30, Issue 9, 2015, Pages 632-638

  Costa, Paulo Henrique Nogueira ^a   Diniz, Simone Odilia Fernandes ^a   Cardoso, Valbert Nascimento ^a   Tarabal, Bernardo ^a   Takenaka, Isabella ^a   Braga, Otavio ^a   Vidigal, Paula Vieira Teixeira ^a   Gelape, Claudio Leo ^a   Araujo, Ivana Duval ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Radionuclide imaging; Rats; Sternotomy; Technetium; Wound infection

Indexed keywords

BONE WAX; CEFTIZOXIME; TECHNETIUM 99M; TECHNETIUM 99M CEFTIZOXIME; TECHNETIUM COMPLEX;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; INOCULATION; LOW ENERGY RADIATION; MEDIASTINITIS; NONHUMAN; RADIOACTIVITY; RAT; SCINTIGRAPHY; STERNOTOMY; WOUND INFECTION; ADVERSE EFFECTS; ANALOGS AND DERIVATIVES; ANIMAL; DISEASE MODEL; EVALUATION STUDY; MICROBIOLOGY; RANDOMIZATION; REPRODUCIBILITY; SCINTISCANNING; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION; STERNUM; SURGICAL INFECTION; WISTAR RAT;

ANIMALS; CEFTIZOXIME; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; FEMALE; MEDIASTINITIS; ORGANOTECHNETIUM COMPOUNDS; RANDOM ALLOCATION; RATS, WISTAR; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STERNOTOMY; STERNUM; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 84944079925     PISSN: 01028650     EISSN: 16782674     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0102-865020150090000008     Document Type: Article

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