Bacterial adhesion to braided surgical sutures: an in vitro study

Boybeyi Ö., Kacmaz B., Gunal Y. D., Gul S., Yorubulut S., Aslan M. K.

EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PLASTIC SURGERY, cilt.39, sa.1, ss.1-6, 2016 (ESCI) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 39 Sayı: 1
  • Basım Tarihi: 2016
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1007/s00238-015-1171-5
  • Dergi Adı: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PLASTIC SURGERY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.1-6
  • Hacettepe Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Background Surgical suture materials are accepted to be associated with a substantial proportion of surgical site infections. These infections are related with biofilm formation similar to that of other synthetic and implantable medical devices.