Journal of Surgical Research
Volume 157, Issue 1 , Pages e79-e86 , November 2009

In Vitro S. epidermidis and S. aureus Adherence to Composite and Lightweight Polypropylene Grafts1

  • Kuzey Aydinuraz, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of General Surgery, Kirikkale University Medical School, Suleyman Demirel Research and Training Hospital, Kirikkale, Turkey
    • Corresponding Author InformationTo whom correspondence and reprint requests should be addressed at Kirikkale Universitesi Tip Fakultesi, Genel Cerrahi A.D. Fabrikalar Mah. Saglik Cad.
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  • Canan Ağalar, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Kirikkale University Medical School, Suleyman Demirel Research and Training Hospital, Kirikkale, Turkey
    • ,
  • Fatih Ağalar, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of General Surgery, Kirikkale University Medical School, Suleyman Demirel Research and Training Hospital, Kirikkale, Turkey
    • ,
  • Sabahat Çeken, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Kirikkale University Medical School, Suleyman Demirel Research and Training Hospital, Kirikkale, Turkey
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  • Nihal Duruyürek, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Kirikkale University Medical School, Suleyman Demirel Research and Training Hospital, Kirikkale, Turkey
    • ,
  • Tayfun Vural, M.Sc.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Chemistry, Nanotechnology, and Nanomedicine Division, Hacettepe University, Faculty of Science, Beytepe, Ankara, Turkey

Received 17 January 2009

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PII: S0022-4804(09)00202-9

doi: 10.1016/j.jss.2009.04.008

Journal of Surgical Research
Volume 157, Issue 1 , Pages e79-e86 , November 2009

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