title: Beads vs bugs?
authors.affiliation: IDEAS Center and Division of Epidemiology, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT; Service for Infection Prevention and Control, Geneva University Hospitals and Medical School, Geneva, Switzerland. Electronic address: angela.huttner@hsc.utah.edu.
authors.forename: Angela Csaki
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Huttner
authors.affiliation: Service for Infection Prevention and Control, Geneva University Hospitals and Medical School, Geneva, Switzerland.
authors.forename: Stephan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Harbarth
mesh_terms: D020341:Absorbable Implants; D000818:Animals; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000493:pharmacokinetics*; D015918:Infusion Pumps, Implantable; D019344:Lactic Acid; D016979:Pasteurella multocida / Q000187:drug effects*; D010400:Penicillin G / Q000493:pharmacokinetics*; D035422:Pleural Cavity / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000378:metabolism*; D011100:Polyglycolic Acid; D000077182:Polylactic Acid-Polyglycolic Acid Copolymer
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D000077182:Polylactic Acid-Polyglycolic Acid Copolymer; D011100:Polyglycolic Acid; D019344:Lactic Acid; D010400:Penicillin G