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Journal of Applied Oral Science, 2007 In addition to an initial socket discomfort, ocular prosthesis (OP) installation may allow the adherence of fungi and/or bacteria due to the superficial characteristics of the prosthesis' material, use of inadequate cleansing solutions and methods, or ...
Regina Márcia Zuccolotto Felippe Paranhos +5 more
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Mixed bacterial-fungal infection following total hip arthroplasty: A case report
Chinese Journal of Traumatology, 2022 Prosthetic infection is one of the severe postoperative complications of arthroplasty. Mixed bacterial-fungal prosthetic infection is rare but can be disastrous.
Yang-Jing Lin +3 more
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GMS Interdisciplinary Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery DGPW, 2020 Objective: Periprosthetic infections (PPI) after total hip and total knee arthroplasty (THA, TKA) are subdivided into early and late infections. Early PPIs are defined as the occurrence of infection within 6 weeks following the primary surgery.
Vees, Tilman, Hofmann, Gunther O.
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Revista Brasileira de Ortopedia, 2021 Objective The present prospective, randomized and controlled study was conducted with 286 patients submitted to primary total knee arthroplasty (TKA) with the objective of evaluating the efficacy of the addition of antibiotics to bone cement as a way to ...
Hugo Alexandre de Araujo Barros Cobra +4 more
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Potential Use of Poly- N -Acetyl-β-(1,6)-Glucosamine as an Antigen for Diagnosis of Staphylococcal Orthopedic-Prosthesis-Related Infections [PDF]
Clinical and Vaccine Immunology, 2007 ABSTRACT Staphylococcus aureus and coagulase-negative staphylococci are microorganisms most frequently isolated from orthopedic-implant-associated infections. Their capacity to maintain these infections is thought to be related to their ability to form adherent biofilms. Poly- N -acetyl-β-(1,6)-
Irina, Sadovskaya +7 more
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Vascular Specialist International, 2021 Aortic prosthesis infection is associated with significant morbidity and mortality rates. The introduction of the neo-aortoiliac system (NAIS) technique offers a new perspective, as a venous conduit is considered an optimal graft in aortic prosthesis ...
Petros K. Chatzigakis +2 more
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Thermal Shock and Ciprofloxacin Act Orthogonally on Pseudomonas aeruginosa Biofilms
Antibiotics, 2021 Bacterial biofilm infections are a major liability of medical implants, due to their resistance to both antibiotics and host immune response. Thermal shock can kill established biofilms, and some evidence suggests antibiotics may enhance this efficacy ...
Haydar Aljaafari +3 more
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New Case of Endotipsitis: Urgent Need for Clinical Practice Guidelines
Eurasian Journal of Medicine, 2019 Transjuguler intrahepatik porto-sistemik şant (TIPS) 1990’ların ilk yıllarından bu yana portal basıncın azaltılması için kullanılan minimal invaziv bir yöntemdir.
Alberto Garcia-Zamalloa +2 more
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Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus infection in vascular surgery patients
Angiologia e Cirurgia Vascular, 2022 INTRODUCTION: Surgical site infections are associated with devastating consequences in vascular surgery patients but the data on Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infection among those remains scant and conflicting.
Rita Carreira Garcia +11 more
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