| Literature DB >> 16377705 |
Jens Kelm1, Thilo Regitz, Eduard Schmitt, Werner Jung, Konstantinos Anagnostakos.
Abstract
The antimicrobial properties and the elution characteristics of gentamicin-vancomycin-loaded hip spacers were studied in vivo and in vitro. Vancomycin elution was greater than gentamicin elution. The antibiotic concentrations in vivo were less than those in vitro. Not dependent on implantation duration, growth inhibition by spacers in vitro was observed for 2 weeks. The reason for protracted wound healing cannot be insufficient antibiotic release.Entities:
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Year: 2006 PMID: 16377705 PMCID: PMC1346773 DOI: 10.1128/AAC.50.1.332-335.2006
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Antimicrob Agents Chemother ISSN: 0066-4804 Impact factor: 5.191