Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Comparison of methicillin-resistantadherence to 2 canine limb salvage endoprosthesis implants.
- Journal:
- The Canadian veterinary journal = La revue veterinaire canadienne
- Year:
- 2017
- Authors:
- Nazarali, Alim et al.
- Affiliation:
- Department of Clinical Studies (Nazarali · United States
- Species:
- dog
Abstract
The objective of our study was to compare adhesion of methicillin-resistant(MRSP) to stainless steel (SS) and to tantalum (TA) canine limb salvage endoprosthesis implants in anexperimental study. The median of the mean logcolony forming units/mL for adherent MRSP was 4.96 (range: 4.63 to 6.33) for the TA endoprosthesis and 4.31 (range: 3.86 to 5.05) for the SS endoprosthesis (= 0.009). Although the trabecular and porous design of the TA endoprosthesis provides mechanical benefits over the SS endoprosthesis, it may increase the risk of developing infection due to higher levels of bacterial adherence.
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