| Title |
Does PGE1 Vasodilator Prevent Orthopaedic Implant-Related Infection in Diabetes? Preliminary Results in a Mouse Model
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|---|---|
| Published in |
PLOS ONE, April 2014
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| DOI | 10.1371/journal.pone.0094758 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Arianna B. Lovati, Carlo L. Romanò, Lorenzo Monti, Christian Vassena, Sara Previdi, Lorenzo Drago |
| Abstract |
Implant-related infections are characterized by bacterial colonization and biofilm formation on the prosthesis. Diabetes represents one of the risk factors that increase the chances of prosthetic infections because of related severe peripheral vascular disease. Vasodilatation can be a therapeutic option to overcome diabetic vascular damages and increase the local blood supply. In this study, the effect of a PGE₁ vasodilator on the incidence of surgical infections in diabetic mice was investigated. |
Mendeley readers
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 52 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Master | 5 | 10% |
| Student > Bachelor | 5 | 10% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 5 | 10% |
| Student > Postgraduate | 4 | 8% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 4 | 8% |
| Other | 12 | 23% |
| Unknown | 17 | 33% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 20 | 38% |
| Immunology and Microbiology | 4 | 8% |
| Engineering | 3 | 6% |
| Veterinary Science and Veterinary Medicine | 3 | 6% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 2 | 4% |
| Other | 4 | 8% |
| Unknown | 16 | 31% |