In vitro comparison of epidural bacteria filters permeability and screening scanning electron microscopy;Comparação in vitro da permeabilidade de filtros epidurais antibacterianos e triagem por microscopia eletrônica de varredura

Brazilian Journal of Anesthesiology

Volumn 65, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 491-496

  Sener, Aysin ^a   Erkin, Yuksel ^b   Sener, Alper ^c   Tasdogen, Aydin ^b   Dokumaci, Esra ^b   Elar, Zahide ^b  

^a Canakkale State Hospital   (Turkey)

^b DOKUZ EYLUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c Facultad de Medicina   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Bacteria filter; Pseudomonas aeruginosa; Scanning electron microscope; Staphylococcus aureus

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM ADHERENCE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTINUOUS INFUSION; EPIDURAL CATHETER; EPIDURAL CATHETER BACTERIA FILTER; FILTER; IN VITRO STUDY; NONHUMAN; PATIENT CONTROLLED ANALGESIA; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPE; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; BACTERIUM; DEVICES; EPIDURAL ANALGESIA; FILTRATION; INSTRUMENT STERILIZATION; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; PERMEABILITY;

ANALGESIA, EPIDURAL; BACTERIA; BACTERIAL ADHESION; FILTRATION; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; PERMEABILITY; STERILIZATION;

EID: 84954196967     PISSN: 00347094     EISSN: 1806907X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bjan.2013.08.004     Document Type: Article

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