title: [In vitro evaluation of antimicrobial activity of absorbable topical hemostatic agents used in the operating room].
abstract: The aim of this study was to evaluate the antimicrobial activity of three absorbable, sterile, regenerated oxidized cellulose gauzes against ATCC and clinical isolates of bacterial and fungal strains, in particular those most frequently involved in surgical site infections. The three cellulose devices showed rapid antimicrobial activity against the microbial species tested. Their use could be a valuable adjunct to antibiotic prophylaxis in the prevention of surgical site infections.
authors.affiliation: Dipartimento di Scienze Biomediche, Igiene e Medicina Preventiva, Università degli Studi di Sassari.
authors.forename: Andrea
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Piana
authors.affiliation: Dipartimento di Scienze Biomediche, Igiene e Medicina Preventiva, Università degli Studi di Sassari.
authors.forename: Ida
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Mura
authors.affiliation: Dipartimento di Scienze Biomediche, Igiene e Medicina Preventiva, Università degli Studi di Sassari.
authors.forename: Silvia
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Deidda
authors.affiliation: Dipartimento di Scienze Biomediche, Igiene e Medicina Preventiva, Università degli Studi di Sassari.
authors.forename: Paola
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Lo Curto
authors.affiliation: Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria di Sassari.
authors.forename: Bianca Maria
authors.initials: BM
authors.lastname: Are
authors.affiliation: Dipartimento di Scienze Biomediche, Igiene e Medicina Preventiva, Università degli Studi di Sassari.
authors.forename: Giorgio
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Maida
authors.affiliation: Dipartimento di Scienze Biomediche, Igiene e Medicina Preventiva, Università degli Studi di Sassari.
authors.forename: Maria Dolores
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Masia
mesh_terms: D000890:Anti-Infective Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D001419:Bacteria / Q000187:drug effects; D002176:Candida albicans / Q000187:drug effects; D002483:Cellulose, Oxidized / Q000494:pharmacology*; D006490:Hemostatics / Q000494:pharmacology*; D006801:Humans; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D009873:Operating Rooms; D013530:Surgical Wound Infection / Q000517:prevention & control*
chemical_list: D000890:Anti-Infective Agents; D002483:Cellulose, Oxidized; D006490:Hemostatics
vernacular_title: Valutazione in vitro dell'attività antimicrobica di dispositivi medici emostatici in uso in chirurgia.