Endotoxins and medical devices: the significance of dead bacteria.
Med Device Technol
; 14(2): 8-11, 2003 Mar.
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| ID: mdl-12698690
ABSTRACT
There has been some recent speculation that endotoxins, the toxic molecules that are present in the cell wall of certain bacteria, could play a role in the development of tissue reactions to medical devices. This article discusses the basis for this speculation.
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01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Contaminación de Equipos
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Infecciones Relacionadas con Prótesis
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Endotoxinas
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Equipos y Suministros
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Bacterias Gramnegativas
Límite:
Humans
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En
Revista:
Med Device Technol
Año:
2003
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Article