Comparison of antibacterial-coated and non-coated suture material in intraoral surgery by isolation of adherent bacteria

Objectives. In general surgery the incidence of postoperative wound infections is reported to be lower using triclosan-coated sutures. In intraoral surgery, sutures are faced with different bacterial species and the question arises whether the antibacterial-coated suture material has the same positi...

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Main Authors: Klaus Pelz, Ninette Tödtmann, Jörg-Elard Otten
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Institute of Rural Health 2015-09-01
Series:Annals of Agricultural and Environmental Medicine
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Online Access:http://journals.indexcopernicus.com/fulltxt.php?ICID=1167733