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silver and Infections, Prosthesis-Related

silver has been researched along with Infections, Prosthesis-Related in 98 studies

Research

Studies (98)

Timeframe	Studies, this research(%)	All Research%
pre-1990	1 (1.02)	18.7374
1990's	12 (12.24)	18.2507
2000's	25 (25.51)	29.6817
2010's	48 (48.98)	24.3611
2020's	12 (12.24)	2.80

Authors

Authors	Studies
Fourneau, I; Metsemakers, WJ; Meuris, B; Mufty, H; Steenackers, HP; Van Den Eynde, J; Van Wijngaerden, E; Vandendriessche, T	1
Fourneau, I; Metsemakers, WJ; Meuris, B; Mufty, H; Van den Bergh, M	1
Citak, M; Clinger, BN; Kendoff, D; Link, HD; Richter, DL; Sandiford, NA	1
Amerstorfer, F; Bergovec, M; Friesenbichler, J; Glehr, M; Gössler, W; Leithner, A; Scheipl, S; Smolle, MA	1
Fourneau, I; Mufty, H	1
De Paolis, M; Donati, DM; Giannini, C; Sambri, A; Viale, P; Zamparini, E; Zucchini, R	1
Amabile, P; Bartoli, MA; Magnan, PÉ; Ouaissi, M; Sarlon, G; Soler, RJ; Vanbrugghe, C	1
De Paolis, M; Donati, DM; Fiore, M; Giannini, C; Sambri, A; Zucchini, R	1
Kavolus, JJ; Menendez, ME; Moverman, MA; Pagani, NR; Puzzitiello, RN; Toppo, AJ	1
Kartal Doyuk, E; Köse, N; Sevencan, A	1
Diez-Escudero, A; Hailer, NP	1
Feierl, G; Goessler, W; Hohenberger, G; Krassnig, R; Schwarz, A; Wildburger, R; Windhager, R	1
Guder, W; Hardes, J; Hauschild, G; Henrichs, MP; Nottrott, M; Streitbuerger, A	2
Bandyopadhyay, A; Bose, S; Nandi, SK; Shivaram, A	1
Birke, U; Fakler, JKM; Ghanem, M; Josten, C; Prietzel, T; Roth, A; Zajonz, D	1
Banasiuk, R; Dziadek, M; Królicka, A; Menaszek, E; Ziąbka, M	1
Baruzzi, F; Bonifacio, MA; Cometa, S; de Candia, S; De Giglio, E; Dicarlo, M; Giangregorio, MM; Giannossa, LC; Mattioli-Belmonte, M; Sabbatini, L	1
Aylaz, G; Doğan, A; Esen, E; Keskinkılıç Yağız, B; Kıyan, M; Nergiz Adıgüzel, E; Ünal, AE	1
Beswick, A; Foxall-Smith, M; Kieser, DC; Roberton, A; Whitehouse, MR; Wyatt, MC	1
Albergo, JI; Gaston, CL; Grimer, RJ; Jeys, LM; Laitinen, MK; Parry, MC; Stevenson, JD	1
Hashimoto, A; Kobatake, T; Mawatari, M; Miyamoto, H; Murakami, T; Nakashima, T; Noda, I; Shobuike, T; Sonohata, M; Ueno, M	1
Haude, KH; Heidecke, V; Lajcak, M; Rainov, NG	1
Campbell, KT; Politano, AD; Rosenberger, LH; Sawyer, RG	1
Doğan, A; Kiremitçi, A; Kose, N; Otuzbir, A; Pekşen, C	1
Agostinho, C; Balzer, K; Claey, L; Doebrich, D; Guenther, G; Halloul, Z; Mueller, C; Passon, M; Piquet, P; Pukacki, F; Simici, D; Stanisic, MG; Tautenhahn, J; Waliszewski, M; Zegelman, M	1
Hussmann, B; Jäger, M; Johann, I; Kauther, MD; Landgraeber, S; Lendemans, S	1
Babic, S; Gajin, P; Ilijevski, N; Jocic, D; Matic, P; Nenezic, D; Radak, DJ; Tanaskovic, S; Vucurevic, G	1
Berger, P; De Borst, GJ; Moll, FL; van der Vliet, QM	1
Bayston, R; Blunn, G; Chimutengwende-Gordon, M; Pendegrass, C	1
Abudu, A; Carter, SR; Grimer, RJ; Jeys, L; Reddy, K; Tillman, RM; Wafa, H	1
Bader, R; Ellenrieder, M; Mittelmeier, W; Podbielski, A; Redanz, S	1
Brabazon, D; Brennan, SA; Devitt, BM; Ní Fhoghlú, C; O'Mahony, FJ; Walsh, A	1
Burukoglu, D; Çaylak, R; Doğan, A; Kiremitçi, A; Koparal, S; Kose, N; Pekşen, C	1
Assadian, O; Ricco, JB	2
Berard, X; Bordenave, L; Cazanave, C; M'Zali, F; Pereyre, S; Pinaquy, JB; Puges, M; Stecken, L	1
Cooper, GA; Freeman, AK; Jeys, L; Parry, MC; Wilding, CP	1
Beltrami, G; Campanacci, DA; Capanna, R; Frenos, F; Scoccianti, G	1
Careri, S; Donati, F; Giacomo, GD; Giannicola, G; Giannini, S; Maccauro, G; Perisano, C; Piccioli, A; Spinelli, MS; Ziranu, A	1
Choi, JH; Jang, BS; Jung, MK; Lee, TH; Pack, CG; Park, DH	1
Berg, A; Geller, JA; Grosso, MJ; LaRussa, S; Murtaugh, T; Trofa, DP	1
Gravius, S; Koob, S; Pennekamp, PH; Placzek, R; Schepers, P; Schmolders, J; Strauss, AC; Wirtz, DC	1
Frey, SP; Kehrer, M; Koob, S; Pennekamp, PH; Schepers, P; Schmolders, J; Strauss, AC; Wirtz, DC	1
Cyphert, EL; von Recum, HA	1
Blunn, G; Chimutengwende-Gordon, M; Pendegrass, C	1
Ahrens, H; Andreou, D; Boettner, F; Dieckmann, R; Gosheger, G; Guder, W; Hardes, J; Hauschild, G; Moellenbeck, B; Nottrott, M; Schmidt-Braekling, T; Streitbuerger, A; Waldstein, W	1
Fichtner, J; Güresir, E; Raabe, A; Seifert, V	1
Belcarz, A; Ginalska, G; Osińska-Jaroszuk, M; Uryniak, A	1
Barć, P; Janczak, D; Pawłowski, S; Pupka, A; Ruciński, A; Skóra, J	1
Ando, Y; Hotokebuchi, T; Kawano, S; Mawatari, M; Miyamoto, H; Miyazaki, M; Noda, I; Shimazaki, T; Yonekura, Y	1
Babar, S; Bhatti, AS; Bokhari, H; Syed, MA	1
Ahrens, H; Balke, M; Budny, T; Hardes, J; Hauschild, G; Henrichs, MP; Streitbuerger, A; von Eiff, C	1
Attar, A; Özalp, H; Sargon, MF; Secinti, KD	1
Bisdas, T; Haverich, A; Teebken, OE; Wilhelmi, M	1
Ando, Y; Hotokebuchi, T; Mawatari, M; Miyamoto, H; Noda, I; Shimazaki, T; Yonekura, Y	1
Demetrescu, I; Grecu, M; Ionita, D; Ungureanu, C	1
Brenner, RE; Fiedler, J; Henke, D; Kleffner, B; Kolitsch, A; Stenger, S	1
Afzal, MA; Balani, K; Basu, B; Kalmodia, S; Kesarwani, P	1
Poon, WS; Wong, GK	1
Bulters, DO; Farrington, M; Hutchinson, PJ; Keong, NC; Kirkpatrick, PJ; Pickard, JD; Richards, HK; Sparrow, OC	1
Allegretta, A; Cafagna, D; Cometa, S; De Giglio, E; Giannossa, LC; Iatta, R; Mattioli-Belmonte, M; Pedico, A; Sabbatini, L	1
Kelly, PJ; Lynch, S; Verran, J; West, G; Whitehead, KA; Wickens, DJ	1
Butany, J; Leask, R; Scully, HE; VanArsdell, G	1
Arnaud, MN; Davenas, J; Philippe, F; Thévenard, P	1
Hobot, J; Kowalik, Z; Kucharski, A	1
Alnouno, R; Gray, JE; Griffiths, K; Marolda, CL; Norton, PR; Valvano, MA	1
Angele, MK; Blasenbreu, S; Heiss, MM; Hernández-Richter, T; Mayr, S; Schardey, HM; Schmitt-Sody, M; Wichmann, M; Wittmann, F	1
Bodey, GP; Hachem, RY; Raad, II; Wright, KC; Zermeno, A	1
Barć, P; Janczak, D; Korta, K; Pupka, A; Ruciński, A; Skóra, J; Stepiński, P; Szyber, P	1
Angele, MK; Blasenbreu, S; Gabka, C; Heiss, MM; Hernández-Richter, T; Mayr, S; Schardey, HM; Schmitt-Sody, M; Wittmann, F	1
Alric, P; Batt, M; Garcia-Casas, R; Ljungstrom, KG; Magne, JL; Muzj, A; Ruotolo, C; Simms, M	1
Kałuza, G; Korta, K; Pupka, A; Szyber, P; Zacharska, S	1
O'Connor, SA	1
Janczak, D; Kałuza, G; Pawłowski, S; Polak, W; Pupka, A; Ruciński, A; Skóra, J; Szyber, P	1
Carrel, TP; Dávila-Román, VG; Englberger, L; Holubkov, R; Jamieson, WR; Kennard, ED; Schaff, HV; Waggoner, AD	1
Gastinger, I; Lippert, H; Tautenhahn, J; Ueberrueck, T; Wahlers, T; Zippel, R	1
Janczak, D; Kałuza, G; Pawłowski, S; Pupka, A; Skóra, J; Szyber, P	1
Ricco, JB	1
Ahrens, H; Buerger, H; Erren, M; Gebert, C; Gosheger, G; Gunsel, A; Hardes, J; Saxler, G; Streitbuerger, A; Wedemeyer, C; Winkelmann, W	1
Baumgart, E; Cohen, MS; Field, D; Kelley, RS; Libertino, JA; Stern, JM; Summerhayes, IC; Vanni, AJ	1
Beer, R; Brenneis, C; Broessner, G; Engelhardt, K; Galiano, K; Helbok, R; Huck, C; Lackner, P; Obwegeser, AA; Pfausler, B; Pleifer, C; Schmutzhard, E	1
Cameron, JD; Holmberg, WR; Kelly, SJ; Razzouk, AJ; Tweden, KS	1
Cameron, JD; Illingworth, BL; Schroeder, RF; Tweden, K	1
Althaus, U; Carrel, T; Kipfer, B; Nguyen, T	1
Biedlingmaier, JF; Malaisrie, SC; Malekzadeh, S	1
Lucas, LJ; Pulverer, G; Rump, A; Schierholz, JM	1
Delank, KW; Nieschalk, M; Schmäl, F; Stoll, W	1
Carrel, T; Grunkemeier, GL; Holubkov, R; Schaff, H; Steckelberg, JM	1
Abildgaard, U; Kjaergard, HK; Pettersson, G; Tingleff, J	1
Costerton, JW	1
Belevitin, AB; Cherepanin, IM; Khubulava, GG; Matveev, SA; Shevchenko, IuL	1
Darouiche, RO	1
Beuth, J; König, DP; Pulverer, G; Schierholz, JM	1
Cánovas, S; Dalmau Sorlí, MJ; García Fuster, R; Gil Albarova, O; Hornero Sos, F; Montero Argudo, JA	1
Bryers, JD; Johnson, A; Kelly, S; Klueh, U; Wagner, V	1
Al-Darweesh, A; Stumpe, F; Tozzi, P; Vogt, P	1

Reviews

15 review(s) available for silver and Infections, Prosthesis-Related

Article	Year
Pre-clinical In Vitro Models of Vascular Graft Coating in the Prevention of Vascular Graft Infection: A Systematic Review. European journal of vascular and endovascular surgery : the official journal of the European Society for Vascular Surgery, 2022, Volume: 63, Issue:1 Topics: Anti-Bacterial Agents; Blood Vessel Prosthesis; Humans; In Vitro Techniques; Polyesters; Prosthesis Design; Prosthesis-Related Infections; Silver	2022
Clinical Studies Reporting on Vascular Graft Coatings for the Prevention of Aortic Graft Infection: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. European journal of vascular and endovascular surgery : the official journal of the European Society for Vascular Surgery, 2022, Volume: 63, Issue:1 Topics: Anti-Bacterial Agents; Aorta; Aortic Diseases; Blood Vessel Prosthesis; Humans; Polymers; Prosthesis Design; Prosthesis-Related Infections; Silver; Vascular Grafting	2022
Is silver still the Holy Grail for vascular grafts? The Journal of cardiovascular surgery, 2023, Volume: 64, Issue:3 Topics: Blood Vessel Prosthesis; Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation; Humans; Prosthesis-Related Infections; Rifampin; Silver; Vascular Grafting	2023
Silver-coated megaprosthesis in prevention and treatment of peri-prosthetic infections: a systematic review and meta-analysis about efficacy and toxicity in primary and revision surgery. European journal of orthopaedic surgery & traumatology : orthopedie traumatologie, 2021, Volume: 31, Issue:2 Topics: Arthritis, Infectious; Humans; Prostheses and Implants; Prosthesis-Related Infections; Reoperation; Silver	2021
The role of silver coating for arthroplasty components. The bone & joint journal, 2021, Volume: 103-B, Issue:3 Topics: Anti-Bacterial Agents; Arthroplasty; Coated Materials, Biocompatible; Humans; Prostheses and Implants; Prosthesis-Related Infections; Silver	2021
The use of silver coating in hip megaprostheses: a systematic review. Hip international : the journal of clinical and experimental research on hip pathology and therapy, 2019, Volume: 29, Issue:1 Topics: Arthroplasty, Replacement, Hip; Coated Materials, Biocompatible; Hip Prosthesis; Humans; Prosthesis Design; Prosthesis-Related Infections; Silver	2019
Use of silver in the prevention and treatment of infections: silver review. Surgical infections, 2013, Volume: 14, Issue:1 Topics: Bacterial Infections; Heart Valve Prosthesis; Humans; Prosthesis-Related Infections; Silver; Silver Compounds; Urinary Tract Infections; Wound Infection	2013
Silver nanoparticles and their orthopaedic applications. The bone & joint journal, 2015, Volume: 97-B, Issue:5 Topics: Animals; Anti-Bacterial Agents; Bacterial Infections; Bone Nails; Durapatite; Humans; Nanoparticles; Orthopedic Procedures; Postoperative Complications; Prosthesis Design; Prosthesis-Related Infections; Silver	2015
Lower limb reconstruction in tumor patients using modular silver-coated megaprostheses with regard to perimegaprosthetic joint infection: a case series, including 100 patients and review of the literature. Archives of orthopaedic and trauma surgery, 2017, Volume: 137, Issue:2 Topics: Arthritis, Infectious; Bone Neoplasms; Coated Materials, Biocompatible; Humans; Lower Extremity; Prostheses and Implants; Prosthesis-Related Infections; Silver	2017
Emerging technologies for long-term antimicrobial device coatings: advantages and limitations. Experimental biology and medicine (Maywood, N.J.), 2017, Volume: 242, Issue:8 Topics: Anti-Infective Agents; Biofouling; Biomedical Technology; Copper; Metal Nanoparticles; Polymers; Prostheses and Implants; Prosthesis-Related Infections; Silver; Time Factors	2017
Silver-coated megaprostheses: review of the literature. European journal of orthopaedic surgery & traumatology : orthopedie traumatologie, 2017, Volume: 27, Issue:4 Topics: Coated Materials, Biocompatible; Female; Humans; Incidence; Male; Prognosis; Prostheses and Implants; Prosthesis Design; Prosthesis Implantation; Prosthesis-Related Infections; Risk Assessment; Silver; Treatment Outcome	2017
[The use of silver/collagen coated vascular prostheses in infected environment]. Polimery w medycynie, 2006, Volume: 36, Issue:1 Topics: Blood Vessel Prosthesis; Cell Movement; Coated Materials, Biocompatible; Humans; Leukocytes; Middle Aged; Polyethylene Terephthalates; Prosthesis-Related Infections; Radionuclide Imaging; Silver	2006
Efficacy of silver-coated medical devices. The Journal of hospital infection, 1998, Volume: 40, Issue:4 Topics: Blood Vessel Prosthesis; Bone Nails; Catheters, Indwelling; Coated Materials, Biocompatible; Equipment Contamination; Humans; Materials Testing; Prosthesis-Related Infections; Silver; Urinary Catheterization	1998
Anti-infective efficacy of silver-coated medical prostheses. Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America, 1999, Volume: 29, Issue:6 Topics: Animals; Anti-Infective Agents; Coated Materials, Biocompatible; Humans; Prostheses and Implants; Prosthesis-Related Infections; Silver; Silver Compounds; Staphylococcal Infections	1999
[Employment of St. Jude "silzone" valve in the surgical treatment of early prosthetic valve endocarditis: a preliminary case report and review of the literature]. Revista espanola de cardiologia, 2000, Volume: 53, Issue:1 Topics: Anti-Infective Agents; Aortic Valve; Coated Materials, Biocompatible; Endocarditis, Bacterial; Heart Valve Prosthesis; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Prosthesis Design; Prosthesis-Related Infections; Silver	2000

Trials

6 trial(s) available for silver and Infections, Prosthesis-Related

Article	Year
The SILVER (Silver Impregnated Line Versus EVD Randomized trial): a double-blind, prospective, randomized, controlled trial of an intervention to reduce the rate of external ventricular drain infection. Neurosurgery, 2012, Volume: 71, Issue:2 Topics: Adolescent; Adult; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Cerebral Ventricles; Cerebrospinal Fluid Shunts; Coated Materials, Biocompatible; Comorbidity; Double-Blind Method; Drainage; Encephalitis; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Prevalence; Prosthesis-Related Infections; Risk Factors; Silver; Treatment Outcome; United Kingdom; Young Adult	2012
In situ revascularization with silver-coated polyester grafts to treat aortic infection: early and midterm results. Journal of vascular surgery, 2003, Volume: 38, Issue:5 Topics: Adult; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Aneurysm, Infected; Aortic Aneurysm; Blood Vessel Prosthesis; Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation; Coated Materials, Biocompatible; Female; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Polyesters; Prospective Studies; Prosthesis-Related Infections; Silver; Treatment Outcome	2003
Prevalence and severity of paravalvular regurgitation in the Artificial Valve Endocarditis Reduction Trial (AVERT) echocardiography study. Journal of the American College of Cardiology, 2004, Oct-06, Volume: 44, Issue:7 Topics: Aged; Aortic Valve Insufficiency; Coated Materials, Biocompatible; Echocardiography; Echocardiography, Doppler, Color; Endocarditis; Europe; Female; Heart Valve Prosthesis; Humans; Incidence; Male; Middle Aged; Mitral Valve Insufficiency; Multicenter Studies as Topic; North America; Prevalence; Prosthesis-Related Infections; Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic; Severity of Illness Index; Silver	2004
InterGard silver bifurcated graft: features and results of a multicenter clinical study. Journal of vascular surgery, 2006, Volume: 44, Issue:2 Topics: Aged; Antibiotic Prophylaxis; Aorta; Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal; Arterial Occlusive Diseases; Blood Vessel Prosthesis; Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation; Cross Infection; Drug Delivery Systems; Female; Femoral Artery; Humans; Iliac Artery; Male; Polyesters; Prospective Studies; Prosthesis-Related Infections; Silver; Surgical Wound Infection; Survival Analysis; Thrombolytic Therapy; Vascular Patency	2006
Efficacy of silver nanoparticles-impregnated external ventricular drain catheters in patients with acute occlusive hydrocephalus. Neurocritical care, 2008, Volume: 8, Issue:3 Topics: Acute Disease; Aged; Catheters, Indwelling; Critical Care; Encephalitis; Female; Humans; Hydrocephalus; Male; Metal Nanoparticles; Middle Aged; Pilot Projects; Prospective Studies; Prosthesis-Related Infections; Silver; Ventriculostomy	2008
Artificial Valve Endocarditis Reduction Trial (AVERT): protocol of a multicenter randomized trial. The Journal of heart valve disease, 1999, Volume: 8, Issue:2 Topics: Clinical Protocols; Coated Materials, Biocompatible; Endocarditis, Bacterial; Follow-Up Studies; Heart Valve Diseases; Heart Valve Prosthesis; Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation; Heart Valves; Humans; Prosthesis-Related Infections; Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic; Silver; Surveys and Questionnaires; Treatment Outcome	1999

Other Studies

77 other study(ies) available for silver and Infections, Prosthesis-Related

Article	Year
Silver Coatings in Reconstructive Orthopaedics: Basic Science and Clinical Rationale. Surgical technology international, 2021, 11-23, Volume: 39 Topics: Arthritis, Infectious; Arthroplasty, Replacement, Knee; Humans; Orthopedics; Prosthesis-Related Infections; Silver	2021
Long-term changes in serum silver concentrations after extremity reconstruction with silver-coated megaprostheses. Scientific reports, 2022, 07-29, Volume: 12, Issue:1 Topics: Arthritis, Infectious; Extremities; Female; Humans; Male; Prostheses and Implants; Prosthesis-Related Infections; Reoperation; Retrospective Studies; Silver	2022
Silver-coated (PorAg European journal of orthopaedic surgery & traumatology : orthopedie traumatologie, 2020, Volume: 30, Issue:8 Topics: Adolescent; Adult; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Artificial Limbs; Humans; Middle Aged; Neoplasms; Prosthesis-Related Infections; Reinfection; Reoperation; Retrospective Studies; Silver; Treatment Outcome; Young Adult	2020
In situ revascularization with rifampicin-soaked silver polyester graft for aortic infection: Results of a retrospective monocentric series of 18 cases. Journal de medecine vasculaire, 2020, Volume: 45, Issue:4 Topics: Adolescent; Adult; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Aneurysm, Infected; Anti-Bacterial Agents; Aortic Aneurysm; Blood Vessel Prosthesis; Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation; Female; France; Hospital Mortality; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Polyesters; Prosthesis Design; Prosthesis-Related Infections; Retrospective Studies; Rifampin; Risk Factors; Silver; Time Factors; Treatment Outcome; Young Adult	2020
The Cost-Effectiveness of Silver-Impregnated Occlusive Dressings for Infection Prevention After Total Joint Arthroplasty. The Journal of arthroplasty, 2021, Volume: 36, Issue:5 Topics: Arthroplasty, Replacement, Hip; Cost-Benefit Analysis; Humans; Occlusive Dressings; Prosthesis-Related Infections; Silver	2021
Silver ion doped hydroxyapatite-coated titanium pins prevent bacterial colonization. Joint diseases and related surgery, 2021, Volume: 32, Issue:1 Topics: Anti-Bacterial Agents; Bone Nails; Calcium Phosphates; Coated Materials, Biocompatible; Durapatite; Humans; Materials Testing; Nanostructures; Prosthesis-Related Infections; Silver; Staphylococcus epidermidis; Titanium	2021
In vitro testing of silver-containing spacer in periprosthetic infection management. Scientific reports, 2021, 08-26, Volume: 11, Issue:1 Topics: Anti-Infective Agents; Biofilms; Bone Cements; Candida albicans; Coated Materials, Biocompatible; Escherichia coli; Humans; Materials Testing; Metal Nanoparticles; Microbial Sensitivity Tests; Polymethyl Methacrylate; Prosthesis-Related Infections; Pseudomonas aeruginosa; Silver; Staphylococcus aureus; Sulfates	2021
Silver-Coated Megaprosthesis of the Proximal Tibia in Patients With Sarcoma. The Journal of arthroplasty, 2017, Volume: 32, Issue:7 Topics: Adolescent; Adult; Aged; Arthroplasty; Bone Neoplasms; Child; Germany; Humans; Incidence; Middle Aged; Prostheses and Implants; Prosthesis Implantation; Prosthesis-Related Infections; Sarcoma; Silver; Tibia; Titanium; Young Adult	2017
Silver nanoparticle deposited implants to treat osteomyelitis. Journal of biomedical materials research. Part B, Applied biomaterials, 2018, Volume: 106, Issue:3 Topics: Animals; Bone Screws; Coated Materials, Biocompatible; Metal Nanoparticles; Nanoparticles; Osteomyelitis; Prostheses and Implants; Prosthesis-Related Infections; Rabbits; Silver; Staphylococcal Infections; Staphylococcus aureus	2018
Silver-coated modular Megaendoprostheses in salvage revision arthroplasty after periimplant infection with extensive bone loss - a pilot study of 34 patients. BMC musculoskeletal disorders, 2017, Sep-02, Volume: 18, Issue:1 Topics: Adult; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Arthroplasty, Replacement, Hip; Arthroplasty, Replacement, Knee; Female; Femur; Follow-Up Studies; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Pilot Projects; Prosthesis-Related Infections; Reoperation; Retrospective Studies; Salvage Therapy; Silver; Tibia	2017
Middle Ear Prosthesis with Bactericidal Efficacy-In Vitro Investigation. Molecules (Basel, Switzerland), 2017, Oct-10, Volume: 22, Issue:10 Topics: Acrylic Resins; Anti-Bacterial Agents; Butadienes; Cell Line; Cell Proliferation; Cell Survival; Fibroblasts; Humans; Metal Nanoparticles; Microbial Sensitivity Tests; Ossicular Prosthesis; Polystyrenes; Prosthesis-Related Infections; Pseudomonadaceae; Silver; Staphylococcus aureus; Surface Properties	2017
Silver-loaded chitosan coating as an integrated approach to face titanium implant-associated infections: analytical characterization and biological activity. Analytical and bioanalytical chemistry, 2017, Volume: 409, Issue:30 Topics: Anti-Bacterial Agents; Bacteria; Chitosan; Drug Liberation; Humans; Joint Prosthesis; Microbial Sensitivity Tests; Microscopy, Atomic Force; Prosthesis-Related Infections; Silver; Surface Properties; Time Factors; Titanium	2017
Do Nano-crystalline Silver-Coated Hernia Grafts Reduce Infection? World journal of surgery, 2018, Volume: 42, Issue:11 Topics: Animals; Coated Materials, Biocompatible; Colony Count, Microbial; Hernia, Inguinal; Metal Nanoparticles; Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus; Models, Animal; Polypropylenes; Prosthesis-Related Infections; Rats, Wistar; Silver; Staphylococcal Infections	2018
Silver-coated megaprostheses in the proximal femur in patients with sarcoma. European journal of orthopaedic surgery & traumatology : orthopedie traumatologie, 2019, Volume: 29, Issue:1 Topics: Adolescent; Adult; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Bone Neoplasms; Child; Child, Preschool; Femur; Humans; Middle Aged; Prostheses and Implants; Prosthesis Design; Prosthesis-Related Infections; Sarcoma; Silver; Soft Tissue Neoplasms; Time Factors; Titanium; Young Adult	2019
Silver-coated (Agluna®) tumour prostheses can be a protective factor against infection in high risk failure patients. European journal of surgical oncology : the journal of the European Society of Surgical Oncology and the British Association of Surgical Oncology, 2019, Volume: 45, Issue:4 Topics: Adolescent; Adult; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Bone Neoplasms; Child; Child, Preschool; Debridement; Humans; Middle Aged; Prostheses and Implants; Prosthesis Design; Prosthesis-Related Infections; Reoperation; Retrospective Studies; Risk Factors; Sarcoma; Silver; Therapeutic Irrigation; Young Adult	2019
Antibacterial Activity of Ag-Hydroxyapatite Coating Against Hematogenous Infection by Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus in the Rat Femur. Journal of orthopaedic research : official publication of the Orthopaedic Research Society, 2019, Volume: 37, Issue:12 Topics: Animals; Anti-Bacterial Agents; Coated Materials, Biocompatible; Durapatite; Femur; Male; Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus; Prosthesis-Related Infections; Rats; Rats, Sprague-Dawley; Silver; Staphylococcal Infections	2019
Infection rates of external ventricular drains are reduced by the use of silver-impregnated catheters. Acta neurochirurgica, 2013, Volume: 155, Issue:5 Topics: Adolescent; Adult; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Anti-Bacterial Agents; Catheters, Indwelling; Cerebrospinal Fluid Shunts; Child; Child, Preschool; Coated Materials, Biocompatible; Drainage; Humans; Infant; Male; Middle Aged; Prosthesis-Related Infections; Retrospective Studies; Silver; Young Adult	2013
A silver ion-doped calcium phosphate-based ceramic nanopowder-coated prosthesis increased infection resistance. Clinical orthopaedics and related research, 2013, Volume: 471, Issue:8 Topics: Alloys; Animals; Anti-Bacterial Agents; Arthroplasty, Replacement, Knee; Calcium Phosphates; Coated Materials, Biocompatible; Delayed-Action Preparations; Disease Models, Animal; Durapatite; Knee Prosthesis; Nanomedicine; Nanoparticles; Powders; Prosthesis Design; Prosthesis-Related Infections; Rabbits; Radiography; Silver; Staphylococcal Infections; Staphylococcus aureus; Time Factors; Titanium	2013
Results from the International Silver Graft Registry for high-risk patients treated with a metallic-silver impregnated vascular graft. Vascular, 2013, Volume: 21, Issue:3 Topics: Aged; Anti-Infective Agents; Blood Vessel Prosthesis; Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation; Chi-Square Distribution; Coated Materials, Biocompatible; Comorbidity; Europe; Female; Graft Occlusion, Vascular; Humans; Kaplan-Meier Estimate; Male; Middle Aged; Odds Ratio; Polyesters; Product Surveillance, Postmarketing; Prosthesis Design; Prosthesis-Related Infections; Registries; Reoperation; Risk Factors; Silver; Time Factors; Treatment Outcome; Ultrasonography, Doppler; Vascular Patency	2013
Measurement of the silver ion concentration in wound fluids after implantation of silver-coated megaprostheses: correlation with the clinical outcome. BioMed research international, 2013, Volume: 2013 Topics: Adult; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Body Fluids; C-Reactive Protein; Coated Materials, Biocompatible; Demography; Disease Progression; Female; Humans; Ions; Length of Stay; Male; Mass Spectrometry; Middle Aged; Prostheses and Implants; Prosthesis Implantation; Prosthesis-Related Infections; Silver; Survival Analysis; Treatment Outcome; Wounds and Injuries; Young Adult	2013
In situ revascularisation for femoropopliteal graft infection: ten years of experience with silver grafts. Vascular, 2014, Volume: 22, Issue:5 Topics: Aged; Amputation, Surgical; Blood Vessel Prosthesis; Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation; Debridement; Drainage; Female; Femoral Artery; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Popliteal Artery; Prosthesis-Related Infections; Recurrence; Silver; Survival Rate; Treatment Outcome; Vascular Patency	2014
Graft-appendiceal fistula treated with a rifampicin-silver in-situ graft. Surgical infections, 2014, Volume: 15, Issue:4 Topics: Administration, Topical; Animals; Anti-Infective Agents; Appendicitis; Blood Vessel Prosthesis; Fistula; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Prosthesis-Related Infections; Rifampin; Silver; Treatment Outcome	2014
Preventing infection of osseointegrated transcutaneous implants: Incorporation of silver into preconditioned fibronectin-functionalized hydroxyapatite coatings suppresses Staphylococcus aureus colonization while promoting viable fibroblast growth in vitro Biointerphases, 2014, Volume: 9, Issue:3 Topics: Animals; Anti-Infective Agents; Bacterial Load; Cell Survival; Coated Materials, Biocompatible; Durapatite; Fibroblasts; Fibronectins; Humans; Prostheses and Implants; Prosthesis-Related Infections; Silver; Staphylococcus aureus	2014
Retrospective evaluation of the incidence of early periprosthetic infection with silver-treated endoprostheses in high-risk patients: case-control study. The bone & joint journal, 2015, Volume: 97-B, Issue:2 Topics: Adolescent; Adult; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Bone Neoplasms; Case-Control Studies; Coated Materials, Biocompatible; Debridement; Female; Femoral Neoplasms; Humans; Incidence; Male; Matched-Pair Analysis; Middle Aged; Prostheses and Implants; Prosthesis-Related Infections; Reoperation; Silver; Tibia; Young Adult	2015
Influence of antimicrobial coatings of vacuum-assisted closure dressings on methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus growth kinetics: an in vitro study. Surgical infections, 2015, Volume: 16, Issue:2 Topics: Anti-Infective Agents; Bandages; Coated Materials, Biocompatible; Colony Count, Microbial; Humans; Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus; Negative-Pressure Wound Therapy; Prosthesis-Related Infections; Silver; Staphylococcal Infections	2015
Silver ion doped ceramic nano-powder coated nails prevent infection in open fractures: In vivo study. Injury, 2016, Volume: 47, Issue:2 Topics: Animals; Anti-Bacterial Agents; Bone Nails; Calcium Phosphates; Coated Materials, Biocompatible; Disease Models, Animal; Fractures, Open; Male; Materials Testing; Metal Nanoparticles; Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus; Nanomedicine; Prosthesis-Related Infections; Rabbits; Silver; Staphylococcal Infections; Titanium	2016
Commentary on 'Comparison of the Antimicrobial Properties of Silver Impregnated Vascular Grafts with and without Triclosan'. European journal of vascular and endovascular surgery : the official journal of the European Society for Vascular Surgery, 2016, Volume: 51, Issue:2 Topics: Anti-Infective Agents, Local; Blood Vessel Prosthesis; Coated Materials, Biocompatible; Prosthesis-Related Infections; Silver; Triclosan	2016
Comparison of the Antimicrobial Properties of Silver Impregnated Vascular Grafts with and without Triclosan. European journal of vascular and endovascular surgery : the official journal of the European Society for Vascular Surgery, 2016, Volume: 51, Issue:2 Topics: Anti-Infective Agents, Local; Blood Vessel Prosthesis; Candida albicans; Coated Materials, Biocompatible; Colony Count, Microbial; Escherichia coli; Materials Testing; Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus; Microbial Viability; Prosthesis Design; Prosthesis-Related Infections; Silver; Staphylococcus epidermidis; Time Factors; Triclosan	2016
Can a Silver-Coated Arthrodesis Implant Provide a Viable Alternative to Above Knee Amputation in the Unsalvageable, Infected Total Knee Arthroplasty? The Journal of arthroplasty, 2016, Volume: 31, Issue:11 Topics: Aged; Amputation, Surgical; Arthrodesis; Arthroplasty, Replacement, Knee; Bone Nails; Debridement; Female; Femur Head; Humans; Knee Joint; Knee Prosthesis; Limb Salvage; Male; Middle Aged; Outcome Assessment, Health Care; Prosthesis-Related Infections; Recurrence; Reoperation; Retrospective Studies; Silver; Treatment Failure; United Kingdom	2016
Levels of silver ions in body fluids and clinical results in silver-coated megaprostheses after tumour, trauma or failed arthroplasty. Injury, 2016, Volume: 47 Suppl 4 Topics: Adolescent; Adult; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Anti-Infective Agents, Local; Arthroplasty; Body Fluids; Bone Neoplasms; Coated Materials, Biocompatible; Female; Follow-Up Studies; Fractures, Bone; Humans; Italy; Lower Extremity; Male; Materials Testing; Middle Aged; Osteomyelitis; Prostheses and Implants; Prosthesis-Related Infections; Retrospective Studies; Silver; Treatment Outcome; Young Adult	2016
Infective complications in tumour endoprostheses implanted after pathological fracture of the limbs. Injury, 2016, Volume: 47 Suppl 4 Topics: Adolescent; Adult; Aged; Bone Neoplasms; Child; Coated Materials, Biocompatible; Cost-Benefit Analysis; Female; Femur; Follow-Up Studies; Fractures, Bone; Fractures, Spontaneous; Humans; Italy; Limb Salvage; Male; Middle Aged; Neoplasm Recurrence, Local; Prosthesis Implantation; Prosthesis-Related Infections; Retrospective Studies; Silver; Survival Rate; Tibia; Treatment Outcome; Young Adult	2016
Fabrication of a silver particle-integrated silicone polymer-covered metal stent against sludge and biofilm formation and stent-induced tissue inflammation. Scientific reports, 2016, 10-14, Volume: 6 Topics: Animals; Anti-Bacterial Agents; Biofilms; Cell Line; Escherichia coli; Female; Klebsiella pneumoniae; Metal Nanoparticles; Mice; Prosthesis-Related Infections; Self Expandable Metallic Stents; Silicones; Silver; Swine; Swine, Miniature	2016
Silver-Impregnated Occlusive Dressing Reduces Rates of Acute Periprosthetic Joint Infection After Total Joint Arthroplasty. The Journal of arthroplasty, 2017, Volume: 32, Issue:3 Topics: Adolescent; Adult; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Anti-Infective Agents; Arthroplasty, Replacement, Hip; Arthroplasty, Replacement, Knee; Bandages; Female; Humans; Knee Joint; Male; Middle Aged; Occlusive Dressings; Prosthesis-Related Infections; Retrospective Studies; Silver; Wound Healing; Young Adult	2017
Silver-coated endoprosthetic replacement of the proximal humerus in case of tumour-is there an increased risk of periprosthetic infection by using a trevira tube? International orthopaedics, 2017, Volume: 41, Issue:2 Topics: Adolescent; Adult; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Bone Neoplasms; Female; Follow-Up Studies; Humans; Humerus; Male; Middle Aged; Prosthesis Implantation; Prosthesis-Related Infections; Range of Motion, Articular; Replantation; Retrospective Studies; Risk Assessment; Silver; Survival Rate; Young Adult	2017
The The bone & joint journal, 2017, Volume: 99-B, Issue:3 Topics: Alloys; Amputation Stumps; Animals; Artificial Limbs; Coated Materials, Biocompatible; Durapatite; Fibronectins; Materials Testing; Osseointegration; Porosity; Prosthesis Design; Prosthesis Fitting; Prosthesis-Related Infections; Sheep; Silver; Surface Properties; Titanium	2017
Efficacy of silver-bearing external ventricular drainage catheters: a retrospective analysis. Journal of neurosurgery, 2010, Volume: 112, Issue:4 Topics: Acute Disease; Catheters, Indwelling; Cerebrospinal Fluid; Female; Humans; Hydrocephalus; Incidence; Male; Middle Aged; Nanoparticles; Prosthesis-Related Infections; Retrospective Studies; Silver; Ventriculostomy	2010
Vascular prostheses with covalently bound gentamicin and amikacin reveal superior antibacterial properties than silver-impregnated ones--an in vitro study. European journal of vascular and endovascular surgery : the official journal of the European Society for Vascular Surgery, 2009, Volume: 38, Issue:6 Topics: Amikacin; Anti-Bacterial Agents; Bacteria; Biofilms; Blood Vessel Prosthesis; Cell Proliferation; Cells, Cultured; Coated Materials, Biocompatible; Colony Count, Microbial; Drug Stability; Fibroblasts; Gentamicins; Humans; Prosthesis Design; Prosthesis-Related Infections; Silver; Skin	2009
[The use of the synthetic silver coated prosthesis and penduculated omentum flap in the treatment of prostheses infection]. Polimery w medycynie, 2009, Volume: 39, Issue:3 Topics: Aorta, Abdominal; Aortic Bodies; Blood Vessel Prosthesis; Coated Materials, Biocompatible; Humans; Intestinal Fistula; Prosthesis-Related Infections; Retroperitoneal Space; Silver; Surgical Flaps; Vascular Fistula	2009
In vivo antibacterial and silver-releasing properties of novel thermal sprayed silver-containing hydroxyapatite coating. Journal of biomedical materials research. Part B, Applied biomaterials, 2010, Volume: 92, Issue:2 Topics: Animals; Anti-Bacterial Agents; Coated Materials, Biocompatible; Colony Count, Microbial; Durapatite; Male; Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus; Microbial Sensitivity Tests; Prosthesis-Related Infections; Rats; Rats, Sprague-Dawley; Silver; Sterilization; Titanium	2010
Antibacterial effects of silver nanoparticles on the bacterial strains isolated from catheterized urinary tract infection cases. Journal of biomedical nanotechnology, 2009, Volume: 5, Issue:2 Topics: Anti-Bacterial Agents; Bacterial Physiological Phenomena; Catheters, Indwelling; Humans; Nanoparticles; Nanostructures; Prosthesis-Related Infections; Silver; Treatment Outcome; Urinary Catheterization	2009
Reduction of periprosthetic infection with silver-coated megaprostheses in patients with bone sarcoma. Journal of surgical oncology, 2010, Apr-01, Volume: 101, Issue:5 Topics: Adolescent; Adult; Aged; Bone Neoplasms; Child; Female; Humans; Incidence; Male; Middle Aged; Osteosarcoma; Prosthesis-Related Infections; Silver; Titanium	2010
Silver salvage. British medical journal, 1966, Apr-09, Volume: 1, Issue:5492 Topics: Humans; Prosthesis-Related Infections; Salvage Therapy; Silver	1966
Nanoparticle silver ion coatings inhibit biofilm formation on titanium implants. Journal of clinical neuroscience : official journal of the Neurosurgical Society of Australasia, 2011, Volume: 18, Issue:3 Topics: Animals; Anti-Bacterial Agents; Biofilms; Bone Screws; Coated Materials, Biocompatible; Ions; Materials Testing; Metal Nanoparticles; Microscopy, Electron, Scanning; Microscopy, Electron, Transmission; Prosthesis-Related Infections; Rabbits; Silver; Titanium	2011
Cryopreserved arterial homografts vs silver-coated Dacron grafts for abdominal aortic infections with intraoperative evidence of microorganisms. Journal of vascular surgery, 2011, Volume: 53, Issue:5 Topics: Aged; Aneurysm, Infected; Aortic Aneurysm; Aortic Diseases; Arteries; Blood Vessel Prosthesis; Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation; Chi-Square Distribution; Coated Materials, Biocompatible; Cost-Benefit Analysis; Cryopreservation; Device Removal; Female; Germany; Hospital Costs; Humans; Intestinal Fistula; Kaplan-Meier Estimate; Limb Salvage; Male; Middle Aged; Polyethylene Terephthalates; Positron-Emission Tomography; Prosthesis Design; Prosthesis-Related Infections; Recurrence; Reoperation; Retrospective Studies; Risk Assessment; Risk Factors; Silver; Time Factors; Tomography, X-Ray Computed; Transplantation, Homologous; Treatment Outcome; Ureteral Diseases; Urinary Fistula; Vascular Fistula; Vascular Patency	2011
Osteoconductivity of thermal-sprayed silver-containing hydroxyapatite coating in the rat tibia. The Journal of bone and joint surgery. British volume, 2011, Volume: 93, Issue:5 Topics: Animals; Anti-Bacterial Agents; Body Weight; Bone Regeneration; Coated Materials, Biocompatible; Durapatite; Joint Prosthesis; Male; Oxides; Prosthesis-Related Infections; Rats; Rats, Sprague-Dawley; Silver; Silver Compounds; Tibia; Titanium	2011
Antimicrobial activity of the surface coatings on TiAlZr implant biomaterial. Journal of bioscience and bioengineering, 2011, Volume: 112, Issue:6 Topics: Alloys; Anti-Infective Agents; Biofilms; Coated Materials, Biocompatible; Durapatite; Escherichia coli; Materials Testing; Microbial Sensitivity Tests; Nanoparticles; Prostheses and Implants; Prosthesis-Related Infections; Silver; Surface Properties; Zirconium	2011
Copper and silver ion implantation of aluminium oxide-blasted titanium surfaces: proliferative response of osteoblasts and antibacterial effects. The International journal of artificial organs, 2011, Volume: 34, Issue:9 Topics: Alloys; Aluminum Oxide; Anti-Bacterial Agents; Cell Adhesion; Cell Proliferation; Cell Survival; Cells, Cultured; Coated Materials, Biocompatible; Copper; Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; Escherichia coli; Humans; Joint Prosthesis; Osteoblasts; Prosthesis Design; Prosthesis-Related Infections; Silver; Staphylococcus aureus; Surface Properties; Time Factors; Titanium	2011
Antimicrobial silver grafts for prevention and treatment of vascular graft infection. Seminars in vascular surgery, 2011, Volume: 24, Issue:4 Topics: Anti-Infective Agents; Blood Vessel Prosthesis; Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation; Coated Materials, Biocompatible; Cross Infection; Humans; Prosthesis Design; Prosthesis-Related Infections; Silver; Treatment Outcome	2011
Bactericidal effect of silver-reinforced carbon nanotube and hydroxyapatite composites. Journal of biomaterials applications, 2013, Volume: 27, Issue:8 Topics: Anti-Bacterial Agents; Bacterial Adhesion; Biocompatible Materials; Bone Substitutes; Elastic Modulus; Hardness; Humans; Hydroxyapatites; Materials Testing; Metal Nanoparticles; Microbial Sensitivity Tests; Microscopy, Electron, Scanning; Nanocomposites; Nanotubes, Carbon; Prosthesis-Related Infections; Silver; Spectrum Analysis, Raman; X-Ray Diffraction	2013
Catheter impregnation to reduce external ventricular drain infection: reflection on SILVER Trial. Neurosurgery, 2012, Volume: 71, Issue:4 Topics: Cerebral Ventricles; Cerebrospinal Fluid Shunts; Encephalitis; Humans; Male; Prosthesis-Related Infections; Silver	2012
An innovative, easily fabricated, silver nanoparticle-based titanium implant coating: development and analytical characterization. Analytical and bioanalytical chemistry, 2013, Volume: 405, Issue:2-3 Topics: Anti-Bacterial Agents; Bacteria; Coated Materials, Biocompatible; Dosage Forms; Drug Delivery Systems; Equipment Contamination; Humans; Infusion Pumps, Implantable; Nanoparticles; Prostheses and Implants; Prosthesis-Related Infections; Silver; Titanium	2013
Antimicrobial activity of nanocomposite zirconium nitride/silver coatings to combat external bone fixation pin infections. The International journal of artificial organs, 2012, Volume: 35, Issue:10 Topics: Anti-Infective Agents; Bacterial Adhesion; Bacteriological Techniques; Bone Nails; Coated Materials, Biocompatible; External Fixators; Microbial Viability; Nanocomposites; Prosthesis Design; Prosthesis-Related Infections; Silver; Stainless Steel; Staphylococcus aureus; Staphylococcus epidermidis; Surface Properties; Zirconium	2012
Prosthetic heart valves with silver-coated sewing cuff fabric: early morphological features in two patients. The Canadian journal of cardiology, 2002, Volume: 18, Issue:7 Topics: Endocarditis, Bacterial; Heart Valve Prosthesis; Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation; Humans; Mitral Valve; Prosthesis Design; Prosthesis Failure; Prosthesis-Related Infections; Reoperation; Retrospective Studies; Silver	2002
Surface implantation treatments to prevent infection complications in short term devices. Biomolecular engineering, 2002, Volume: 19, Issue:2-6 Topics: Animals; Bacterial Adhesion; Coated Materials, Biocompatible; Humans; Materials Testing; Polyethylene; Prostheses and Implants; Prosthesis-Related Infections; Radiation, Ionizing; Sensitivity and Specificity; Silver; Staphylococcal Infections; Staphylococcus epidermidis; Surface Properties; Time Factors	2002
Use of dacron vascular prosthesis impregnated with salts of silver, in treatment of extraanatomical axilla-femoral by-pass's infection. Infections in vascular surgery. Polimery w medycynie, 2002, Volume: 32, Issue:1-2 Topics: Aged; Aneurysm, Infected; Anti-Bacterial Agents; Aspirin; Blood Vessel Prosthesis; Coated Materials, Biocompatible; Humans; Iliac Aneurysm; Ischemia; Leg; Male; Materials Testing; Polyethylene Terephthalates; Postoperative Care; Prosthesis-Related Infections; Renal Artery; Reoperation; Silver	2002
Biological efficacy of electroless-deposited silver on plasma activated polyurethane. Biomaterials, 2003, Volume: 24, Issue:16 Topics: Anti-Bacterial Agents; Bacterial Adhesion; Coated Materials, Biocompatible; Electrochemistry; Escherichia coli; Hot Temperature; Materials Testing; Polyurethanes; Prosthesis-Related Infections; Silver; Surface Properties	2003
[Experimental examination concerning the efficacy of silver-coated Dacron prostheses in vascular graft infections following subcutaneous implantation in a standardized infection model]. Zentralblatt fur Chirurgie, 2003, Volume: 128, Issue:3 Topics: Animals; Blood Vessel Prosthesis; Coated Materials, Biocompatible; Colony Count, Microbial; Male; Mice; Mice, Inbred C3H; Polyethylene Terephthalates; Prosthesis Design; Prosthesis Failure; Prosthesis-Related Infections; Rifampin; Silver; Staphylococcal Infections; Subcutaneous Tissue; Surgical Wound Infection	2003
Evaluation of the silver iontophoretic catheter in an animal model. Biomaterials, 2003, Volume: 24, Issue:20 Topics: Animals; Catheters, Indwelling; Equipment Design; Humans; Iontophoresis; Models, Animal; Prosthesis-Related Infections; Rabbits; Random Allocation; Silver	2003
The treatment of massive prosthetic grafts infections with the use of silver/collagen coated dacron vascular prosthesis. Polimery w medycynie, 2003, Volume: 33, Issue:1-2 Topics: Antibiotic Prophylaxis; Blood Vessel Prosthesis; Coated Materials, Biocompatible; Groin; Humans; Polyethylene Terephthalates; Prosthesis-Related Infections; Silver; Staphylococcal Infections	2003
Rifampin and Triclosan but not silver is effective in preventing bacterial infection of vascular dacron graft material. European journal of vascular and endovascular surgery : the official journal of the European Society for Vascular Surgery, 2003, Volume: 26, Issue:5 Topics: Animals; Anti-Bacterial Agents; Anti-Infective Agents, Local; Blood Vessel Prosthesis; Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation; Coated Materials, Biocompatible; Male; Mice; Mice, Inbred C3H; Polyethylene Terephthalates; Prosthesis-Related Infections; Rifampin; Silver; Staphylococcal Infections; Triclosan	2003
Treatment of a rare case of local prosthetic graft infection with silver coated prosthesis. Polimery w medycynie, 2003, Volume: 33, Issue:4 Topics: Blood Vessel Prosthesis; Coated Materials, Biocompatible; Collagen; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Prosthesis-Related Infections; Silver; Staphylococcal Infections	2003
Re: Efficacy of silver in preventing bacterial infection of vascular dacron graft material. European journal of vascular and endovascular surgery : the official journal of the European Society for Vascular Surgery, 2004, Volume: 27, Issue:5 Topics: Animals; Blood Vessel Prosthesis; Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation; Coated Materials, Biocompatible; Mice; Mice, Inbred C3H; Polyethylene Terephthalates; Prosthesis-Related Infections; Silver; Sterilization	2004
The use of synthetic vascular prosthesis in the surgical treatment of secondary aorto-duodenal fistulas. Polimery w medycynie, 2004, Volume: 34, Issue:1 Topics: Adult; Aged; Aortic Diseases; Blood Vessel Prosthesis; Coated Materials, Biocompatible; Collagen; Digestive System Surgical Procedures; Duodenal Diseases; Female; Humans; Intestinal Fistula; Male; Middle Aged; Polytetrafluoroethylene; Prosthesis-Related Infections; Retrospective Studies; Silver; Surgical Flaps; Survival Analysis; Treatment Outcome; Vascular Fistula	2004
Vascular graft infections: in vitro and in vivo investigations of a new vascular graft with long-term protection. Journal of biomedical materials research. Part B, Applied biomaterials, 2005, Volume: 74, Issue:1 Topics: Animals; Anti-Bacterial Agents; Bacteria; Bioprosthesis; Blood Vessel Prosthesis; Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation; Escherichia coli; Gelatin; In Vitro Techniques; Polyesters; Prosthesis-Related Infections; Rabbits; Silver; Spectrophotometry, Atomic; Staphylococcus aureus; Staphylococcus epidermidis; Stem Cells; Surgical Wound Infection; Time Factors	2005
Lack of toxicological side-effects in silver-coated megaprostheses in humans. Biomaterials, 2007, Volume: 28, Issue:18 Topics: Adult; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Bone Substitutes; Coated Materials, Biocompatible; Female; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Prostheses and Implants; Prosthesis-Related Infections; Reproducibility of Results; Silver	2007
In vitro analysis of a nanocrystalline silver-coated surgical mesh. Surgical infections, 2007, Volume: 8, Issue:3 Topics: Anti-Infective Agents, Local; Coated Materials, Biocompatible; Materials Testing; Metal Nanoparticles; Methicillin Resistance; Microbial Sensitivity Tests; Prosthesis Design; Prosthesis-Related Infections; Silver; Staphylococcus aureus; Surgical Mesh	2007
Biocompatibility of silver-modified polyester for antimicrobial protection of prosthetic valves. The Journal of heart valve disease, 1997, Volume: 6, Issue:5 Topics: Animals; Biocompatible Materials; Cells, Cultured; Endocarditis; Endocarditis, Bacterial; Fibroblasts; Heart Valve Prosthesis; Humans; In Vitro Techniques; Materials Testing; Microscopy, Electron, Scanning; Mitral Valve; Polyethylene Terephthalates; Prosthesis Design; Prosthesis-Related Infections; Sheep; Silver; Time Factors	1997
In vivo efficacy of silver-coated (Silzone) infection-resistant polyester fabric against a biofilm-producing bacteria, Staphylococcus epidermidis. The Journal of heart valve disease, 1998, Volume: 7, Issue:5 Topics: Animals; Biocompatible Materials; Biofilms; Disease Models, Animal; Female; Guinea Pigs; Heart Valve Prosthesis; Male; Materials Testing; Polyesters; Polyethylene Terephthalates; Prosthesis Design; Prosthesis-Related Infections; Reference Values; Silver; Staphylococcal Infections; Staphylococcus epidermidis	1998
Definitive cure of recurrent prosthetic endocarditis using silver-coated St. Jude Medical heart valves: a preliminary case report. The Journal of heart valve disease, 1998, Volume: 7, Issue:5 Topics: Adult; Aortic Valve; Biocompatible Materials; Endocarditis, Bacterial; Follow-Up Studies; Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation; Humans; Mitral Valve; Prosthesis Design; Prosthesis-Related Infections; Reoperation; Silver; Staphylococcal Infections; Treatment Outcome	1998
In vivo analysis of bacterial biofilm formation on facial plastic bioimplants. The Laryngoscope, 1998, Volume: 108, Issue:11 Pt 1 Topics: Animals; Anti-Infective Agents, Local; Bacterial Adhesion; Biocompatible Materials; Biofilms; Chlorhexidine; Coated Materials, Biocompatible; Dermatologic Surgical Procedures; Face; Guinea Pigs; Materials Testing; Microscopy, Electron, Scanning; Plastic Surgery Procedures; Polyethylenes; Polytetrafluoroethylene; Prostheses and Implants; Prosthesis Failure; Prosthesis Implantation; Prosthesis-Related Infections; Silicones; Silver; Staphylococcus aureus; Suppuration; Surface Properties; Surgical Wound Infection; Titanium	1998
[Infection frequency and type of bacteria after tympanostomy tube drainage in childhood: gilded-silver tubes versus silicone tubes]. HNO, 1999, Volume: 47, Issue:2 Topics: Bacteria; Child, Preschool; Equipment Contamination; Female; Gold; Humans; Incidence; Male; Mastoid; Mastoiditis; Middle Ear Ventilation; Otitis Media; Postoperative Complications; Prosthesis-Related Infections; Pseudomonas aeruginosa; Pseudomonas Infections; Retrospective Studies; Silicones; Silver; Staphylococcal Infections; Staphylococcus aureus	1999
Recurrent endocarditis in silver-coated heart valve prosthesis. The Journal of heart valve disease, 1999, Volume: 8, Issue:2 Topics: Anti-Bacterial Agents; Aortic Valve Stenosis; Coated Materials, Biocompatible; Drug Therapy, Combination; Echocardiography, Transesophageal; Endocarditis, Bacterial; Female; Follow-Up Studies; Heart Valve Prosthesis; Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation; Humans; Middle Aged; Prosthesis-Related Infections; Recurrence; Reoperation; Silver; Staphylococcal Infections; Staphylococcus epidermidis	1999
In response to: In vivo efficacy of silver-coated (Sil-zone) infection-resistant polyester fabric against a biofilm-producing bacteria, Staphylococcus epidermidis. J Heart Valve Disease; 1998;7:524-530. The Journal of heart valve disease, 1999, Volume: 8, Issue:3 Topics: Animals; Biofilms; Coated Materials, Biocompatible; Guinea Pigs; Heart Valve Prosthesis; Materials Testing; Polyesters; Prosthesis-Related Infections; Silver; Staphylococcal Infections; Staphylococcus epidermidis	1999
[Prevention of prosthetic heart valve infection]. Vestnik khirurgii imeni I. I. Grekova, 1999, Volume: 158, Issue:3 Topics: Adolescent; Adult; Aortic Valve; Endocarditis, Bacterial; Female; Heart Valve Prosthesis; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Mitral Valve; Prosthesis-Related Infections; Reoperation; Silver; Sutures; Tricuspid Valve	1999
Silver-containing polymers. Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy, 1999, Volume: 43, Issue:11 Topics: Bacteria; Bacterial Adhesion; Catheterization; Polymers; Prosthesis-Related Infections; Silver	1999
Efficacy of silver-coated fabric to prevent bacterial colonization and subsequent device-based biofilm formation. Journal of biomedical materials research, 2000, Volume: 53, Issue:6 Topics: Bacteria; Bacterial Adhesion; Biofilms; Coated Materials, Biocompatible; Polyethylene Terephthalates; Prosthesis-Related Infections; Silver; Staphylococcus epidermidis	2000
Silver-coated prosthetic heart valve: a double-bladed weapon. European journal of cardio-thoracic surgery : official journal of the European Association for Cardio-thoracic Surgery, 2001, Volume: 19, Issue:5 Topics: Aged; Female; Heart Valve Prosthesis; Humans; Hypersensitivity; Mitral Valve; Mitral Valve Insufficiency; Prosthesis Design; Prosthesis Failure; Prosthesis-Related Infections; Silver	2001