Treatment of vascular graft infections: gentamicin-coated ePTFE grafts reveals strong antibacterial properties in vitro

Editor's Choice – European Society for Vascular Surgery (ESVS) 2020 Clinical Practice Guidelines on the Management of Vascular Graft and Endograft Infections

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Viable adhered Staphylococcus aureus highly reduced on novel antimicrobial sutures using chlorhexidine and octenidine to avoid surgical site infection (SSI)

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In vitro Evidence of Improved Antimicrobial Efficacy of Silver and Triclosan Containing Vascular Grafts Compared with Rifampicin Soaked Grafts

(2018) Xavier Berard et al.   EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF VASCULAR AND ENDOVASCULAR SURGERY

Comparison of the Antimicrobial Properties of Silver Impregnated Vascular Grafts with and without Triclosan

(2016) X. Berard et al.   EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF VASCULAR AND ENDOVASCULAR SURGERY

Prevention of perioperative vascular prosthetic infection with a novel triple antimicrobial-bonded arterial graft

(2016) Ibrahim Aboshady et al.   JOURNAL OF VASCULAR SURGERY

Silver nanoparticle-enriched diamond-like carbon implant modification as a mammalian cell compatible surface with antimicrobial properties

(2016) Christian Gorzelanny et al.   Scientific Reports

Microbial Colonization of Pancreatic Duct Stents

(2015) Jochen Schneider et al.   PANCREAS

Treatment strategies and outcomes in patients with infected aortic endografts

(2013) Javairiah Fatima et al.   JOURNAL OF VASCULAR SURGERY

Prevention of Vascular Graft Infections with Antibiotic Graft Impregnation Prior to Implantation: In Vitro Comparison between Daptomycin, Rifampin and Nebacetin

(2012) T. Bisdas et al.   EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF VASCULAR AND ENDOVASCULAR SURGERY

Vascular Graft Infections

(2012) Michael H. Young et al.   INFECTIOUS DISEASE CLINICS OF NORTH AMERICA

Microbial Spectrum and Primary Resistance to Rifampicin in Infectious Complications in Vascular Surgery: Limits to the Use of Rifampicin-Bonded Prosthetic Grafts

(2010) Ingolf Töpel et al.   ANGIOLOGY

In Situ Revascularisation with Silver-coated Polyester Prostheses and Arterial Homografts in Patients with Aortic Graft Infection – A Prospective, Comparative, Single-centre Study

(2010) A. Pupka et al.   EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF VASCULAR AND ENDOVASCULAR SURGERY

Vascular graft infections in the intensive care unit: Clinical spectrum and prognostic factors

(2010) Magdalena Szczot et al.   JOURNAL OF INFECTION

Dacron or ePTFE graft for above-knee femoropopliteal bypass reconstruction. A bi-centre randomised study

(2010) Davidovic et al.   Vasa-European Journal of Vascular Medicine

Vascular Prostheses with Covalently Bound Gentamicin and Amikacin Reveal Superior Antibacterial Properties than Silver-impregnated Ones – An In Vitro Study

(2009) M. Osińska-Jaroszuk et al.   EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF VASCULAR AND ENDOVASCULAR SURGERY

Prophylactic use of the silver-acetate–coated graft in arterial occlusive disease: A retrospective, comparative study

(2009) Axel Larena-Avellaneda et al.   JOURNAL OF VASCULAR SURGERY

In-situ Revascularisation for Patients with Aortic Graft Infection: A Single Centre Experience with Silver Coated Polyester Grafts

(2008) M. Batt et al.   EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF VASCULAR AND ENDOVASCULAR SURGERY

Vascular Surgical Site Infection: Risk Factors and Preventive Measures

(2008) Dennis F. Bandyk   Seminars in Vascular Surgery

Local gentamicin reduces perineal wound infection after radiotherapy and abdominoperineal resection

(2008) A. F. J. de Bruin et al.   Techniques in Coloproctology

Evolving Microbiology and Treatment of Extracavitary Prosthetic Graft Infections

(2008) Patrick A. Stone et al.   Vascular and Endovascular Surgery

Laparoscopic Diagnosis and Treatment of Aortic Vascular Prosthetic Graft Infections in a Porcine Model

(2007) H. Gao et al.   EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF VASCULAR AND ENDOVASCULAR SURGERY