Cartilage on the floor: how effective is antibiotic sterilization?

Bedy C Lau; Kevin K Wong; Carl M Philpott; Talal Alandejani; Veronique Wan Fook Cheung; Amin R Javer

doi:10.2310/7070.2011.100177

Cartilage on the floor: how effective is antibiotic sterilization?

Bedy C Lau, Kevin K Wong, Carl M Philpott, Talal Alandejani, Veronique Wan Fook Cheung, Amin R Javer

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Abstract

To determine the incidence of positive cultures from contaminated nasal cartilage and to demonstrate the effectiveness of antibiotic irrigation as a means of sterilization.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	221-225
Number of pages	5
Journal	Journal of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery
Volume	40
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.2310/7070.2011.100177
Publication status	Published - Jun 2011

Keywords

Adult
Anti-Bacterial Agents
Bacteria
Decontamination
Female
Floors and Floorcoverings
Gentamicins
Humans
Male
Nasal Cartilages
Operating Rooms
Sterilization

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