Accidents or violence can result in penetrating trauma in the adult population. Contaminated
penetrating foreign bodies introduced at the time of wounding cause infection, especially …

Among the most important perioperative considerations for the surgical patient is
antimicrobial therapy. The Center for Disease Control Healthcare-Associated Infections …

Background: The aim of this study was to characterize the elution of four antibiotics from
pharmaceutical-grade calcium sulfate beads and show that the eluted antibiotics retained …

Dentistry in Rabbits and Rodents is a practical guide aimed at helping clinicians
successfully diagnose and treat dental problems in rabbits and rodents within their own …

In the face of increasing incidence of multidrug resistant implant infections, local antibiotic
modalities are receiving increased attention for both infection prophylaxis and treatment …

Background Antibiotic use in polymethylmethacrylate (PMMA) spacers has historically been
limited to those which are “heat-stable” and thus retain their antimicrobial properties after …

Background: Amikacin, meropenem, minocycline, and fosfomycin have potential clinical
utility for orthopaedic infections; however, their suitability for use in polymethylmethacrylate …

Vertebral osteomyelitis (VO) encompasses a spectrum of spinal infections ranging from
isolated mild vertebral osteomyelitis to severe diffuse infection with associated epidural …

Clinical signs associated with otic disease in rabbits (Oryctolagus cuniculus) are very similar
to those demonstrated in dogs and cats. The surgical treatment options to resolve diseases …

Objective: To describe in vitro elution characteristics of amikacin and vancomycin from
calcium sulfate hemihydrate 98%(plaster of Paris, POP) beads and characterize eluent …