Wound infections after surgery. the interaction of surgical substances and bacteria

Wadström, T.

Nordisk Medicin 104(4): 117-118

1989


ISSN/ISBN: 0029-1420
PMID: 2717393
Document Number: 327395
A series of experimental studies have shown that the infection dosage of S. aureus can be reduced from 10(6)-10(9) bacteria to a mere thousand or so, if the dose is given together with such foreign matter as suture material or glove talcum. Our knowledge of bacterial interactions with different substances, such as serum and connective tissue components that may act as links between bacteria and sutures, catheters or prosthetic surfaces, is still incomplete, however.

Document emailed within 1 workday
Secure & encrypted payments