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Microbial Biofilms and Breast Tissue Expanders
Joint Authors
Karau, Melissa J.
Greenwood-Quaintance, Kerryl E.
Schmidt, Suzannah M.
Tran, Nho V.
Convery, Phyllis A.
Jacobson, Steven R.
Bite, Uldis
Clay, Ricky P.
Petty, Paul M.
Johnson, Craig H.
Mandrekar, Jayawant
Patel, Robin
Source
Issue
Vol. 2013, Issue 2013 (31 Dec. 2013), pp.1-6, 6 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2013-07-16
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
6
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
We previously developed and validated a vortexing-sonication technique for detection of biofilm bacteria on the surface of explanted prosthetic joints.
Herein, we evaluated this technique for diagnosis of infected breast tissue expanders and used it to assess colonization of breast tissue expanders.
From April 2008 to December 2011, we studied 328 breast tissue expanders at Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA.
Of seven clinically infected breast tissue expanders, six (85.7%) had positive cultures, one of which grew Propionibacterium species.
Fifty-two of 321 breast tissue expanders (16.2%, 95% CI, 12.3–20.7%) without clinical evidence of infection also had positive cultures, 45 growing Propionibacterium species and ten coagulase-negative staphylococci.
While vortexing-sonication can detect clinically infected breast tissue expanders, 16 percent of breast tissue expanders appear to be asymptomatically colonized with normal skin flora, most commonly, Propionibacterium species.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Karau, Melissa J.& Greenwood-Quaintance, Kerryl E.& Schmidt, Suzannah M.& Tran, Nho V.& Convery, Phyllis A.& Jacobson, Steven R.…[et al.]. 2013. Microbial Biofilms and Breast Tissue Expanders. BioMed Research International،Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1030245
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Karau, Melissa J.…[et al.]. Microbial Biofilms and Breast Tissue Expanders. BioMed Research International No. 2013 (2013), pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1030245
American Medical Association (AMA)
Karau, Melissa J.& Greenwood-Quaintance, Kerryl E.& Schmidt, Suzannah M.& Tran, Nho V.& Convery, Phyllis A.& Jacobson, Steven R.…[et al.]. Microbial Biofilms and Breast Tissue Expanders. BioMed Research International. 2013. Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1030245
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1030245