A Mouse Model of Post-Arthroplasty Staphylococcus aureus Joint Infection to Evaluate In Vivo the Efficacy of Antimicrobial Implant Coatings

BACKGROUND: Post-arthroplasty infections represent a devastating complication of total joint replacement surgery, resulting in multiple reoperations, prolonged antibiotic use, extended disability and worse clinical outcomes. As the number of arthroplasties in the U.S. will exceed 3.8 million surgeri...

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Main Authors: Bernthal, Nicholas M., Stavrakis, Alexandra I., Billi, Fabrizio, Cho, John S., Kremen, Thomas J., Simon, Scott I., Cheung, Ambrose L., Finerman, Gerald A., Lieberman, Jay R., Adams, John S., Miller, Lloyd S.
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Public Library of Science 2010
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2935351/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20830204
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0012580
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