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ArticleCardiovascular journal of Africa

Vascular graft infection by Staphylococcus aureus: efficacy of linezolid, teicoplanin and vancomycin systemic prophylaxis protocols in a rat model.

E Atahan, N Katrancioglu, Y Oztop, E Tuncer, H Ozer, S Manduz, E Engin, T D Yalta, O Berkan, K Dogan

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Article in Cardiovascular journal of Africa. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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10 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

E AtahanDepartment of Cardiovascular Surgery, Cumhuriyet University School of Medicine, Sivas, Turkey. atahane@cumhuriyet.edu.tr
N Katrancioglu
Y Oztop
E Tuncer
H Ozer
S Manduz
E Engin
T D Yalta
O Berkan
K Dogan
Sivas Cumhuriyet Üniversitesi · TR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveWe investigated experimentally the in vivo prophylactic efficacies of linezolid, teicoplanin and vancomycin in subcutaneously implanted dacron graft infection caused by methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). MATERIALS AND

methodsDacron grafts (1 cm(2)) were aseptically implanted into subcutaneous pockets that were surgically prepared in the backs of 50 rats. Ten of these rats were used as the control group (group I). Grafts in the remaining 40 rats were infected by inoculation of MRSA at the concentration of 2 x 10(7) colony-forming units (CFU)/ml. Ten of these rats constituted the contaminated, untreated group II. The other three study groups comprising 10 rats each were contaminated and then treated with linezolid (group III), teicoplanin (group IV) and vancomycin (group V), respectively. All rats were sacrificed and the grafts were removed after seven days and evaluated.

resultsThe bacterial count decreased in the rats from the groups treated with linezolid, teicoplanin and vancomycin. The linezolid and teicoplanin groups, however, showed a significantly lower bacterial number than the vancomycin group (p = 0.009 and p = 0.01). The intensity of inflammation was highest in the contaminated, untreated group, as expected.

conclusionsSingle-dose linezolid, teicoplanin and vancomycin for peri-operative prophylaxis may prevent bacterial growth in vascular graft infections. The effect of linezolid and teicoplanin seemed similar and their effect was greater than that of vancomycin.

Indexed as

AcetamidesAnimalsAntibiotic ProphylaxisAnti-Infective AgentsBlood Vessel ProsthesisDisease Models, AnimalDrug Therapy, CombinationFemaleLinezolidMethicillin ResistanceOxazolidinonesPolyethylene TerephthalatesProsthesis-Related InfectionsRatsRats, WistarRNA, Ribosomal, 23SAcetamidesAnti-Infective AgentsLinezolidOxazolidinonesPolyethylene TerephthalatesRNA, Ribosomal, 23STeicoplaninVancomycin

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PMID19421648
PMCPMC3721769
OpenAlexW1554943699

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