Adherence of bacteria to cardiac valve prostheses.
Eur J Epidemiol
; 3(3): 216-21, 1987 Sep.
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| ID: mdl-2888687
ABSTRACT
The adherence of bacterial cells to valvular prostheses has been studied. Bacteria were selected on the basis of their surface features (fimbriae, hydrophobicity and specific receptors). It was found that only strains having fimbriae and high cell surface hydrophobicity adhered to bioprostheses, while they did not adhere to metallic prostheses to any significant extent. Adherence to bioprostheses depended on the exposure time and it was affected by the saline concentration of the suspension medium. Furthermore, different bacterial binding capacity was observed for bioprostheses from different companies.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Banco de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Complicaciones Posoperatorias
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Bioprótesis
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Adhesión Bacteriana
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Prótesis Valvulares Cardíacas
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Endocarditis Bacteriana
Límite:
Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Eur J Epidemiol
Asunto de la revista:
EPIDEMIOLOGIA
Año:
1987
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Italia