Analysis of the bactericidal effect of ozone pneumoperitoneum Análise do efeito bactericida do pneumoperitônio de ozônio

PURPOSE: To assess the bactericidal action of ozone pneumoperitonium, and to compare the results with CO2. METHODS: It was used 36 Wistar rats. The animals, under anesthesia, were inoculated with 2ml of E. coli ATCC at a concentration of 10(10)UFC, and 1ml of BaSO4, into the peritoneal cavity. They...

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Main Authors: Rodrigo Altenfelder Silva, José Eduardo Rosseto Garotti, Renata Santos Bittencourt Silva, Alessandra Navarini, Adhemar Monteiro Pacheco Jr
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira para o Desenvolvimento da Pesquisa em Cirurgia 2009-04-01
Series:Acta Cirurgica Brasileira
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-86502009000200009