In vitro efficacy of antibiotic beads in treating abdominal vascular graft infections Kristofer M. Charlton-Ouw, MD, FACS, Fernando Kubrusly, MD, Harleen K. Sandhu, MD, MPH, Michelle C. Swick, PhD, Samuel S. Leake, BS, Brian E. Gulbis, PharmD, Theresa M. Koehler, PhD, Hazim J. Safi, MD, FACS Journal of Vascular Surgery Volume 62, Issue 4, Pages 1048-1053 (October 2015) DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2014.03.241 Copyright © 2015 Society for Vascular Surgery Terms and Conditions
Fig 1 Polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA) beads placed on culture plates. Journal of Vascular Surgery 2015 62, 1048-1053DOI: (10.1016/j.jvs.2014.03.241) Copyright © 2015 Society for Vascular Surgery Terms and Conditions
Fig 2 Inhibition halos surround polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA) beads on culture plates after incubation. Journal of Vascular Surgery 2015 62, 1048-1053DOI: (10.1016/j.jvs.2014.03.241) Copyright © 2015 Society for Vascular Surgery Terms and Conditions
Fig 3 Intraoperative picture of antibiotic-laden polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA) beads around a new aortobi-iliac Dacron graft after resection of previous infected prosthetic vascular graft. Journal of Vascular Surgery 2015 62, 1048-1053DOI: (10.1016/j.jvs.2014.03.241) Copyright © 2015 Society for Vascular Surgery Terms and Conditions