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7996849

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
6
pubmed:dateCreated
1995-1-13
pubmed:abstractText
The following study was performed to determine if an antibiotic impregnated in a biodegradable polymer can prevent infection and eradicate inoculum bacteria from contaminated polytetrafluoroethylene vascular grafts. Poly(glycolide-co-dl-lactide) amikacin microspheres (PAM) measuring 50-100 microns were designed to deliver 100 mg (PAM 100) or 300 mg (PAM 300) amikacin per unit dose. Twenty mongrel dogs had a short segment of infrarenal aorta replaced with a graft that had been bathed in a 2 cc solution of Escherichia coli and Staphylococcus aureus (3 x 10(8) CFU/ml). Dogs were divided into three groups: Controls had contaminated grafts placed and received no therapy; PAM 100 and PAM 300 were used, respectively, to cover the grafts in the other two groups. Animals were sacrificed 14 days postoperatively at which time grafts were examined and cultured. Among controls, 7/8 had clinical graft infections and all had positive cultures for S. aureus (8/8) or E. coli (5/8). None of the treated animals had clinical graft infections (P < 0.001). Positive cultures were obtained for S. aureus in 2/8 (P < or = 0.007) and E. coli in 0/8 (P < or = 0.03) PAM 100 dogs and for S. aureus in 0/8 (P < or = 0.0002) and E. coli in 0/8 (P < or = 0.03) PAM 300 dogs. Two PAM 100 and four PAM 300 dogs had rare growth of contaminant bacteria (NS). In conclusion, PAM can prevent clinical graft infection and completely eradicate a standardized bacterial inoculum.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Dec
pubmed:issn
0022-4804
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
57
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
698-705
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1994
pubmed:articleTitle
The use of biodegradable amikacin microspheres to prevent vascular graft infection.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Surgery, Hennepin County Medical Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't