Open AccessNew in vitro model evaluating antiseptics’ efficacy in biofilm-associated Staphylococcus aureus prosthetic vascular graft infection
Author(s) -
Elvyra Stanevičiūtė,
Wasef Na’amnih,
Povilas Kavaliauskas,
Rūta Prakapaitė,
Martynas Ridziauskas,
Lukas Kevličius,
Agnė Kirkliauskienė,
Vaidotas Zabulis,
Jurgita Urbonienė,
Vytautas Triponis
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
journal of medical microbiology/journal of medical microbiology
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.91
H-Index - 117
eISSN - 1473-5644
pISSN - 0022-2615
DOI - 10.1099/jmm.0.000939
Subject(s) - biofilm , staphylococcus aureus , microbiology and biotechnology , in vitro , vascular graft , biology , medicine , bacteria , surgery , biochemistry , genetics
To develop a new in vitro model of prosthetic vascular graft infection (PVGI) and evaluate antimicrobial and biofilm-disrupting efficacy of 0.1% octenidine dihydrochloride, 10% povidone-iodine and 0.02% chlorhexidine digluconate against biofilm-producing Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus).