In vitro antimicrobial evaluation of coated VICRYL* plus antibacterial suture (coated polyglactin 910 with triclosan) using zone of inhibitation assays

Surgical Infections

Volumn 3, Issue , 2002, Pages 79S-87S

  Rothenburger, Stephen ^a   Spangler, Daniel ^a   Bhende, Shubhangi ^a   Burkley, Daniel ^a  

^a ETHICON INC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POLYGLACTIN; SUTURE MATERIAL; TRICLOSAN;

ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIAL GROWTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; GROWTH INHIBITION; IMMERSION; IN VITRO STUDY; INOCULATION; MATERIAL COATING; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS; SUBCUTANEOUS TISSUE; SUTURE;

EID: 85047695454     PISSN: 10962964     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/10962960260496361     Document Type: Article

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