Morphological aspects of surgical meshes as a risk factor for bacterial colonization.

BACKGROUND: Prosthetic meshes are increasingly popular in abdominal wall reconstructive surgery owing to a reduction in hernia recurrence rate. Individual meshes have been evaluated with respect to the formation of infectious biofilms, but no comprehensive comparison yet exists. The aim of this stu...

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Những tác giả chính: Engelsman, A, van der Mei, H, Busscher, H, Ploeg, R
Định dạng: Journal article
Ngôn ngữ:English
Được phát hành: 2008