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Gristina A, Giridhar G, Gabriel B, Naylor P, Myrvik Q. Cell Biology and Molecular Mechanisms in Artificial Device Infections. Int J Artif Organs 2018. [DOI: 10.1177/039139889301601103] [Citation(s) in RCA: 82] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Biomaterials are being used with increasing frequency for tissue substitution. Complex devices such as total joint replacement and the total artificial heart represent combinations of polymers and metal alloys for system and organ replacement. The major barrier to the extended use of these devices is bacterial adhesion to biomaterials, which causes biomaterial-centered infection, and the lack of successful tissue integration or compatibility with biomaterial surfaces. Adhesion-mediated infections are extremely resistant to antibiotics and host defenses and frequently persist until the biomaterial or foreign body is removed. The pathogenesis of adhesive infections is related, in part, to preferential colonization of “inert” substrata whose surfaces are not integrated with healthy tissues composed of living cells and intact extracellular polymers. Tissue integration is an interesting parallel to microbial adhesion and is a desired phenomenon for the biocompatibility of certain implants and biomaterials. Tissue integration requires a form of eukaryocytic adhesion or compatibility with possible chemical integration to an implant surface. Many of the fundamental principles of interfacial science apply to both microbial adhesion and to tissue integration and are general to and independent of the substratum materials involved. Interactions of biomaterials with bacteria and tissue cells are directed not only by specific receptors and outer membrane molecules on the cell surface, but also by the atomic geometry and electronic state of the biomaterial surface. An understanding of these mechanisms is important to all fields of medicine and is derived from and relevant to studies in microbiology, biochemistry, and physics. Modifications of biomaterial surfaces at an atomic level will allow the programming of cell-to-substratum events, thereby diminishing infection by enhancing tissue compatibility or integration, or by directly inhibiting bacterial adhesion.
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- A.G. Gristina
- Musculoskeletal Sciences Research Institute, Herndon, VA
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- Musculoskeletal Sciences Research Institute, Herndon, VA
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- Musculoskeletal Sciences Research Institute, Herndon, VA
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- Musculoskeletal Sciences Research Institute, Herndon, VA
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Yamamoto Y, Iwata E, Shigematsu H, Nakajima H, Tanaka M, Okuda A, Morimoto Y, Masuda K, Koizumi M, Tanaka Y. Comparison of neutrophil and lymphocyte at 1 and 4 days postoperatively: reliable and early detection markers for surgical site infection following instrumented spinal fusion. Spine Surg Relat Res 2018; 2:127-134. [PMID: 31440658 PMCID: PMC6698500 DOI: 10.22603/ssrr.2017-0052] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/14/2017] [Accepted: 09/10/2017] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Introduction To identify the temporal comparison of biochemical markers for early detection of surgical site infection (SSI) following instrumented spinal fusion that are not affected by operative factors. Methods We reviewed data on C-reactive protein level and total white blood cell count and differential count before instrumented spinal fusion and at 1, 4, and 7 days postoperatively. The 141 patients in our sample were divided into an SSI group (patients who developed deep SSI) and a non-SSI group. We investigated the peak or nadir value day and identified those not affected by operative circumstances (operating time, intraoperative blood loss, and number of fusion segments) in the non-SSI group. If there was a significant difference between the peak or nadir value day and the next survey day, we considered the temporal comparison between these unaffected markers as an indicator of SSI and examined the usefulness of these indicators by calculating sensitivity and specificity. Furthermore, we investigated the usefulness of the combination of these markers (if even each one marker was recognized, we considered it positive). Results Four biochemical markers of SSI were selected: neutrophil percentage at postoperative day 4 more than day 1 (sensitivity 36%, specificity 95%), neutrophil count at postoperative day 4 more than day 1 (sensitivity 46%, specificity 93%), lymphocyte percentage at postoperative day 4 less than day 1 (sensitivity 36%, specificity 90%), and lymphocyte count at postoperative day 4 less than day 1 (sensitivity 36%, specificity 90%). The combination of these markers showed sensitivity 100%, specificity 80%, respectively. Conclusions Four markers are reliable indicators for early detection of SSI following spinal instrumented fusion because they are not affected by operative factor. The combination of each indicator had both high sensitivity and specificity. Therefore, it is reliable and much useful for early detection of SSI.
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- Yusuke Yamamoto
- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Nara Medical University, Nara, Japan
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Nara Medical University, Nara, Japan
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Nara Medical University, Nara, Japan
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Nara Medical University, Nara, Japan
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- Department of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine, Nara Medical University, Nara, Japan
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Nara Medical University, Nara, Japan
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Nara Medical University, Nara, Japan
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- Department of Spine Surgery, Nara Prefecture General Medical Center, Nara, Japan
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Nara Medical University, Nara, Japan
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Lymphopenia and Elevated Blood C-Reactive Protein Levels at Four Days Postoperatively Are Useful Markers for Early Detection of Surgical Site Infection Following Posterior Lumbar Instrumentation Surgery. Asian Spine J 2016; 10:220-5. [PMID: 27114760 PMCID: PMC4843056 DOI: 10.4184/asj.2016.10.2.220] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/27/2015] [Accepted: 07/08/2015] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
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STUDY DESIGN Case-control study. PURPOSE To identify the characteristics of candidate indexes for early detection of surgical site infection (SSI). OVERVIEW OF LITERATURE SSI is a serious complication of spinal instrumentation surgery. Early diagnosis and treatment are crucial for the welfare of the patient postoperation. METHODS We retrospectively reviewed laboratory data of patients who underwent posterior lumbar instrumentation surgery for degenerative spine disease. The sensitivity and specificity of six laboratory markers for early detection of SSI were calculated: greater elevation of the white blood cell count at day 7 than at day 4 postoperatively, greater elevation of the C-reactive protein (CRP) level at day 7 than at day 4 postoperatively, a CRP level of >10 mg/dL at 4 days postoperatively, neutrophil percentage of >75% at 4 days postoperatively, a lymphocyte percentage of <10% at 4 days postoperatively, and a lymphocyte count of <1,000/µL at 4 days postoperatively. Statistical analysis was via Fisher's exact test and a p-value of <0.05 was considered significant. RESULTS In total, 85 patients were enrolled. Of these, five patients developed deep SSI. The sensitivity and specificity of each index were as follows: index 1, 20.0% and 77.5%; index 2, 20.0% and 83.8%; index 3, 40.0% and 97.5%; index 4, 40.0% and 86.3%; index 5, 0% and 96.3%; and index 6, 80.0% and 80.0%. A significant difference was noted for indexes 3 and 6. CONCLUSIONS A CRP level of >10 mg/dL at 4 days postoperatively would be useful for definitive diagnosis of SSI, and a lymphocyte count of <1,000/µL at 4 days postoperatively would be a useful screening test for SSI. Although laboratory markers for early detection of SSI have been frequently reported, we believe that it is important to understand the characteristics of each index for a precise diagnosis.
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Hangst K, Eitenmüller J, Weltin R, Peters G. Hydroxylapatite Silver Phosphate Ceramics: Production, Analysis and Biological Testing of their Antibacterial Effectiveness. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2011. [DOI: 10.1557/proc-110-269] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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One important, and perhaps the crucial reason for lack of success in permanent implants is their colonization by bacteria (ref. 1,2 ). There are various reports of bacteria lodging the surface implants and their success in escaping from the host's defense mechanisms. Quantitative studies of ecosystems have established that more than 99,9% of the bacteria within the system live in microcolonies within biofilms that are adherent to inert surfaces ( ref. 3,4 ). Many of the bacteria that colonize the surfaces of clinical biomaterials also grow in thick, adherent biofilms ( 10, 11 ). - They may be introduced when a biomaterial is implanted or they may be carried to the surface of the biomaterial by a transient bacteriemia. Once there, their adherence is probably a virulence factor and it may enhance their protection against both antibiotics and natural host defences. The adherence of bacteria in industrial systems protect them from chemical and biocides and antiseptics. Adherence of autochtonous bacteria to ephitelium protects them from surfactants, opsonizing antibodies and phagocytic macrophages ( 12,13,14,15,16,17 ). - Apparently what is needed is antibacterial protection confined to the surface of the implant to prevent bacterial invasion of the implant. Antimicrobial penetration into the surrounding tissues is probably unnecessary.
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Eitenmülleri J, Hangst K, Peters G, Golsong W. Tissue Tolerance and Antibacterial Effectiveness of Hydroxylapatite Silver Phosphate Ceramics. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2011. [DOI: 10.1557/proc-110-277] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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AbstractThe tissue compatibility of the hydroxylapatite silver phosphate ceramics could be demonstrated in the cortex of mongrel dogs. The assessment was done by histomorphometrical methods. The toxicity depends on the content of silver phosphate and the method of manufacture.- In treatment of an experimentally induced osteomyelitis in dogs, hydroxylapatite silver phosphate containing granules had better success than an autologous spongiosa graft or hydroxylapatite granules without the agent.
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Lee SH, Kim SR, Kim JS, Bae HR, Lee CH, Kim DD. In-vitro and in-vivo antibacterial activity evaluation of a polyurethane matrix. J Pharm Pharmacol 2003; 55:559-66. [PMID: 12803779 DOI: 10.1211/002235702883] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/31/2022]
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Various in-vitro and in-vivo methods for evaluation of the duration of antibacterial activity were compared using a controlled-release polyurethane matrix developed for the prevention of surface bacterial adhesion and growth. Cefadroxil was incorporated into this polyurethane matrix by a solvent casting method before the matrix was coated with polyurethane in tetrahydrofuran solution. The release of cefadroxil from the matrix into distilled water at 37 degrees C was measured by HPLC. The morphological change of matrices before and after release studies was investigated by scanning electron microscopy (SEM). The duration of antimicrobial activity of the matrix against Escherichia coli and Staphylococcus aureus was evaluated by measuring the diameters of the inhibition zone and the optical density of the broth. The matrices were also implanted subcutaneously in rats and the duration of the antibacterial activity was determined by measuring the inhibition zone. The results showed that duration of antibacterial activity of the polyurethane matrix was successfully determined in-vitro by these methods, and the results differed from the conventional in-vitro release study. It was also possible to determine the duration of action of the matrix in-vivo by implanting the matrix in rats, and then measuring the antibacterial activity of the matrix at predetermined time intervals. While a good correlation was observed between the in-vitro and in-vivo methods used in this study to evaluate the duration of the antibacterial activity of the polymeric matrix, the conventional in-vitro release study did not coincide with these results.
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- Sun-Hee Lee
- College of Pharmacy, Pusan National University, Pusan 609-735, South Korea
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Kaplan SS, Simmons RL. Effect of plasma and matrix proteins on defensin-induced impairment of phagocytic killing by adherent neutrophils. JOURNAL OF BIOMEDICAL MATERIALS RESEARCH 2001; 57:1-7. [PMID: 11416842 DOI: 10.1002/1097-4636(200110)57:1<1::aid-jbm1134>3.0.co;2-r] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/16/2023]
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Infection is too often associated with prosthetic devices. Increased susceptibility to infection at these surgical sites appears to be associated with defective local phagocytic killing. The mechanisms for neutrophil down-regulation, however, continue to be obscure. We have recently demonstrated that cytotoxic substances are released from granulocytes associated with materials. One group of releasants, the cationic human neutrophil peptide(s) (also called defensins) not only impairs the antimicrobial capacity of the granulocyte that releases it but also impairs bystander phagocytes. Because plasma or matrix proteins soon become associated with implants, we investigated the interactive effect of adding these proteins, singly and in combination, on the microbicidal effect of bystander cells. Some plasma/matrix proteins (whole plasma, albumin, fibrinogen, and fibronectin) strongly interfered with the anti-microbicidal effects generated by neutrophil-polystyrene interaction. Other proteins (vitronectin and laminin) were without effect. These results suggest that protein composition at the prosthetic implant site could have a significant effect on infectivity, depending on whether neutrophils releasants were attenuated. In the absence of attenuation, the local environment would be hostile to host defenses, permitting bacterial survival and proliferation.
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- S S Kaplan
- University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Room 5930 CHP, 200 Lothrop Street, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15213, USA.
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van de Belt H, Neut D, Schenk W, van Horn JR, van der Mei HC, Busscher HJ. Gentamicin release from polymethylmethacrylate bone cements and Staphylococcus aureus biofilm formation. ACTA ORTHOPAEDICA SCANDINAVICA 2000; 71:625-9. [PMID: 11145392 DOI: 10.1080/000164700317362280] [Citation(s) in RCA: 105] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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We measured the formation of a Staphylococcus aureus biofilm in vitro on unloaded and gentamicin-loaded bone cements (CMW3 and Palacos R) and related the formation to antibiotic release rates. All experiments were done in triplicate. Microbial growth on gentamicin-loaded cements occurred despite the release of antibiotic. Biofilm formation on gentamicin loaded CMW3 bone cement was one fourth to one fifth less than on the unloaded bone cement, while biofilm formation on Palacos R bone cement was not significantly affected by antibiotic loading. More gentamicin was released from CMW3 (79 mg) than from Palacos R (70 mg), but the percentage gentamicin released after one week relative to the total amount incorporated was significantly lower for CMW3 (4.7%) than for Palacos R (8.4%). After one day, subinhibitory concentrations of antibiotics were eluted from the cements. We concluded that antibiotic-loaded bone cement does not necessarily inhibit the formation of an infectious biofilm in vitro.
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- H van de Belt
- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, University Hospital Groningen, The Netherlands
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Boelens JJ, Zaat SA, Meeldijk J, Dankert J. Subcutaneous abscess formation around catheters induced by viable and nonviable Staphylococcus epidermidis as well as by small amounts of bacterial cell wall components. JOURNAL OF BIOMEDICAL MATERIALS RESEARCH 2000; 50:546-56. [PMID: 10756313 DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1097-4636(20000615)50:4<546::aid-jbm10>3.0.co;2-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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The use of catheters is often complicated by infection, mainly due to Staphylococcus epidermidis. Recently, a novel poly(vinylpyrrolidone)-grafted silicone elastomer catheter (SEpvp) was introduced. Less bacteria adhered to SEpvp than to conventional SE catheters in vitro. The frequency of S. epidermidis infection associated with SEpvp and SE was assessed in a rabbit model. Unexpectedly, abscesses were induced by the injection of low numbers of S. epidermidis along subcutaneously inserted SEpvp. No abscesses were seen around SE, even when very high numbers of S. epidermidis were injected. This bioincompatibility reaction observed around the SEpvp was independent of the host, bacterial strain, and method of inoculation. Abscesses were also induced by nonviable S. epidermidis and by bacterial cell wall components. Because these incompatibility reactions were not observed in the absence of bacteria, biocompatibility testing should include experiments in which the inflammatory effects of the combination of catheter and (non)viable bacteria are tested.
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- J J Boelens
- Department of Medical Microbiology, Academic Medical Center, Meibergdreef 9, 1105 AZ, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
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Kaplan SS, Heine RP, Simmons RL. Defensins impair phagocytic killing by neutrophils in biomaterial-related infection. Infect Immun 1999; 67:1640-5. [PMID: 10084997 PMCID: PMC96507 DOI: 10.1128/iai.67.4.1640-1645.1999] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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The implantation of foreign material carries a risk of infection which frequently is resistant to all treatment short of removing the implant. We have previously shown that these materials activate neutrophils by contact, leading to production of oxygen free radicals accompanied by release of granule products. Such activation further results in depletion of local host defenses, including the capacity of biomaterial-activated neutrophils to kill bacteria. Among the granule products released from neutrophils are small cationic antibacterial peptides (human neutrophil peptides [HNP]) known as defensins. Here we tested the hypothesis that defensins, released from activated neutrophils onto the surface of biomaterials, might play a role in the deactivation of subsequent neutrophil populations. Incubation of neutrophils with purified HNP resulted in a dose-related impairment of stimulus-induced oxygen radical production and of phagocytic killing. Furthermore, fresh neutrophils added to biomaterial-associated neutrophils exhibited impaired phagocytic killing. This impairment could be abrogated by antibody to HNP but not by an irrelevant antibody. Taken together, these observations support the idea that neutrophils activated at a material surface can create, by means of HNP release, an environment hostile to their microbicidal function and that of their infiltrating brethren.
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- S S Kaplan
- Departments of Pathology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15261, USA.
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Olofsson P, Rabahie GN, Matsumoto K, Ehrenfeld WK, Ferrell LD, Goldstone J, Reilly LM, Stoney RJ. Histopathological characteristics of explanted human prosthetic arterial grafts: implications for the prevention and management of graft infection. Eur J Vasc Endovasc Surg 1995; 9:143-51. [PMID: 7627647 DOI: 10.1016/s1078-5884(05)80083-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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OBJECTIVE to study the histopathological characteristics of prosthetic vascular graft infection. DESIGN prospective clinical study over 2 years. SETTING University Hospital. MATERIALS 36 infected and 29 uninfected (control) chronically implanted vascular prostheses (half aortic) were removed and 352 sections prepared. CHIEF OUTCOME MEASURES light microscopy (multiple stains), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and multiple culture techniques to identify characteristics of healing, infection, and microorganisms. MAIN RESULTS Acute inflammation (AI) (neurophils, granulocytes and necrosis) were seen in 75% of infected grafts, were most prominent in the perigraft tissue and rarely seen on the luminal surface. These were usually well localised, leaving the remainder of a graft well incorporated with no signs of infection. In 25% of clinically infected, culture-positive grafts there was no significant acute inflammation. Chronic inflammation (CI) (macrophages, lymphocytes, monocytes, giant cells) was seen in 70% of both control and infected grafts. In 50% of both groups a significant lymphocytic population was composed exclusively of T-lymphocytes suggesting a true host vs graft response. Unincorporated chronically implanted grafts (> 1 yr) were seen with equal frequency in the two groups although more diffusely unincorporated grafts were infected. Microorganisms were cultured from 23 infected grafts (64%) and were, at microscopy, mostly found outside the graft and nerves on the luminal side. CONCLUSIONS This data cast doubt on criteria commonly used to distinguish graft infections and host vs. graft reactions from normal graft healing. Acute and chronic inflammation are not predictive of infection.
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- P Olofsson
- Department of Vascular Surgery, UC Medical Center, University of California San Francisco, USA
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The pathogenesis and rates of infection associated with the use of a wide variety of implantable devices are described. The multi-factorial nature of post-operative periprosthetic infection is outlined and the role of sterilisation of devices is explained. The resistance of bacterial spores is highlighted as a problem and a full description is given of the processes of sterilisation by heat, steam, ethylene oxide, low temperature steam and formaldehyde, ionising radiation and liquid glutaraldehyde. Sterility assurance and validation are discussed in the context of biological indicators and physical/chemical indicators. Adverse effects upon the material composition of devices and problems of process control are listed. Finally, possible optimisations of the ethylene oxide process and their potential significance to the field of sterilisation of implants is explored.
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- I P Matthews
- Department of Epidemiology and Community Medicine, University of Wales College of Medicine, Cardiff, UK
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Bandyk DF, Kinney EV, Riefsnyder TI, Kelly H, Towne JB. Treatment of bacteria-biofilm graft infection by in situ replacement in normal and immune-deficient states. J Vasc Surg 1993. [DOI: 10.1016/0741-5214(93)90257-m] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Arizono T, Oga M, Sugioka Y. Increased resistance of bacteria after adherence to polymethyl methacrylate. An in vitro study. ACTA ORTHOPAEDICA SCANDINAVICA 1992; 63:661-4. [PMID: 1471518 DOI: 10.1080/17453679209169731] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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The pathobiology of total joint prosthesis infection was investigated in vitro. Discs of polymethylmethacrylate (PMMA) were exposed to a suspension containing cells of 10(8) per mL Staphylococcus epidermidis E-46. After 12 hours, exposed discs were rinsed with phosphate-buffered saline and placed in brain heart infusion broth containing antibiotics (2.5 mg per mL of Cephaloridine). After gentle shaking for 24 hours at 37 degrees C, the bacteria on the PMMA surface were detached and washed with phosphate-buffered saline to remove the antibiotics. Compared with the free bacteria which were detached from the PMMA by sonication immediately after exposure to the antibiotic solution, those allowed to remain adhered to the PMMA surface were more resistant to antibiotics. Scanning electron microscopy showed accumulation of bacteria surrounded by slime on PMMA discs exposed for 12 hours. Our results indicate that resistance of bacteria to antibiotics is increased after adherence to the biomaterial and formation of a slime layer.
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- T Arizono
- Department of Orthopedics, Faculty of Medicine, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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Yang J, Shanbhag A, Lilien J, Black J. Human neutrophil response to short-term exposure to F-75 cobalt-based alloy. JOURNAL OF BIOMEDICAL MATERIALS RESEARCH 1992; 26:1217-30. [PMID: 1429768 DOI: 10.1002/jbm.820260911] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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The effect of biomaterials on the activation of human neutrophils was studied. Human neutrophils were incubated with F-75 cobalt-based alloy or polystyrene microspheres of a nonphagocytosable size with two times total neutrophil plane surface area. Scanning and transmission electron microscope (SEM, TEM), energy dispersive x-ray microanalysis (EDX), and graphite furnace atomic absorption spectroscopy (GFAAS) were used to analyze changes in cellular morphology and metal content. This report presents evidence that human PMNs display morphological changes related to foreign material challenge, including activation on F-75 bead surfaces, pinocytosis of corrosion products, formation of intracellular vacuoles, degranulation, etc. Moreover, when PMNs were present, the corrosion release rate of F-75 increased as much as three times over cell-free controls.
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- J Yang
- Department of Bioengineering, Clemson University, South Carolina 29634
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Kaplan SS, Basford RE, Mora E, Jeong MH, Simmons RL. Biomaterial-induced alterations of neutrophil superoxide production. JOURNAL OF BIOMEDICAL MATERIALS RESEARCH 1992; 26:1039-51. [PMID: 1331115 DOI: 10.1002/jbm.820260806] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Because periprosthetic infection remains a vexing problem for patients receiving implanted devices, we evaluated the effect of several materials on neutrophil free radical production. Human peripheral blood neutrophils were incubated with several sterile, lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-free biomaterials used in surgically implantable prosthetic devices: polyurethane, woven dacron, and velcro. Free radical formation as the superoxide (O2-) anion was evaluated by cytochrome c reduction in neutrophils that were exposed to the materials and then removed and in neutrophils allowed to remain in association with the materials. Neutrophils exposed to polyurethane or woven dacron for 30 or 60 min and then removed consistently exhibited an enhanced release of O2- after simulation via receptor engagement with formyl methionyl-leucyl-phenylalanine. Enhanced reactivity to stimulation via protein kinase C with phorbol myristate acetate, however, was not consistently observed. The cells evaluated for O2- release during continuous association with the biomaterials showed enhanced metabolic activity during short periods of association (especially with polyurethane and woven dacron). Although O2- release by neutrophils in association with these materials decreased with longer periods of incubation, it was not obliterated. These studies, therefore, show that several commonly used biomaterials activate neutrophils soon after exposure and that this activated state diminishes with prolonged exposure but nevertheless remains measurable. The diminishing level of activity with prolonged exposure, however, suggests that ultimately a depletion of reactivity may occur and may result in increased susceptibility to periprosthetic infection.
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- S S Kaplan
- Department of Pathology, University of Pittsburgh, School of Medicine, Pennsylvania 15213-2582
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Golomb G, Shpigelman A. Prevention of bacterial colonization on polyurethane in vitro by incorporated antibacterial agent. JOURNAL OF BIOMEDICAL MATERIALS RESEARCH 1991; 25:937-52. [PMID: 1918109 DOI: 10.1002/jbm.820250803] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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The presence of implanted biomaterials increases host susceptibility to infections. Once established, biomaterial-mediated infections are resistant to treatment and persist until the device is removed. The objective of this work was to study the prevention of bacterial-biofilm formation on polymeric implant (polyurethane) by controlled release of incorporated antibacterial agents (parabens). By embedding parabens in PU by the solvent-cast method, matrices with amorphous dispersions (or solid solutions) were obtained. Release rate modulation was achieved by using different MW parabens and by a rate-limiting membrane. Preliminary in vitro antibacterial studies of both methyl and propyl paraben matrices exhibited significant inhibition of Staphylococcus epidermidis biofilm formation. Propyl paraben matrices (15 and 20% w/w drug load) decreased the number of colony-forming units on PU surface to 2 x 10(4)/mL, in comparison to 6 x 10(5) on control polymers. This significant reduction was obtained without any effect on the number of viable bacteria in the suspension culture. This type of delivery system provides regional prophylactic activity by creating a high local concentration of antibacterial agent.
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- G Golomb
- Department of Pharmacy, School of Pharmacy, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel
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Brokke P, Dankert J, Carballo J, Feijen J. Adherence of coagulase-negative staphylococci onto polyethylene catheters in vitro and in vivo: a study on the influence of various plasma proteins. J Biomater Appl 1991; 5:204-26. [PMID: 2013835 DOI: 10.1177/088532829100500305] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Bacterial adherence on PE catheters inserted into the carotid artery of rabbits was assessed at 5, 30, and 240 min after injection with bacteria of five coagulase-negative staphylococci (CN Staph). These studies revealed that CN Staph adhere onto PE catheters 5 min after injection with bacteria. At 240 min after injection with bacteria almost all catheters were sterile, indicating that initially adherent bacteria on PE catheters disappear with time. EM studies revealed high numbers of platelets and leukocytes and many fibrin deposits on the surface of the PE catheter. In addition, the adherence of the five test strains on PE catheters was determined in vitro. In these in vitro studies the bacteria and catheters were pretreated with either fibrinogen, fibronectin, albumin or citrated whole plasma or the liquid adherence medium was supplemented with these proteins or the adherence assay was done in citrated whole plasma. The presence of proteins in the adherence medium or pretreatment of the catheter or bacteria with either fibronectin, albumin or whole citrated plasma markedly inhibited bacterial adherence. In contrast, pretreatment of bacteria or both bacteria and catheters with fibrinogen enhanced bacterial adherence suggesting the presence of ligands for fibrinogen on the cell surface of CN Staph.
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- P Brokke
- Department of Medical Microbiology, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Oga M, Sugioka Y, Hobgood CD, Gristina AG, Myrvik QN. Surgical biomaterials and differential colonization by Staphylococcus epidermidis. Biomaterials 1988; 9:285-9. [PMID: 3408804 DOI: 10.1016/0142-9612(88)90100-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 92] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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The data presented in this communication demonstrate preferential colonization of certain biomaterials by Staphylococcus epidermidis. Using a laminar flow biomaterial colonization chamber and surgical-grade biomaterials (stainless steel, aluminium ceramic, methyl methacrylate and high-density polyethylene), the pattern of colonization was quantitated using plate count techniques and electron microscopy. Under comparable conditions, methyl methacrylate was colonized by S. epidermidis in greater numbers than the other biomaterials. Increased bacterial colonization and slime production on methyl methacrylate was time-dependent and 15 times higher than on stainless steel and aluminium and four times higher than on high-density polyethylene. The data reveal that certain biomaterials may promote infection by favouring colonization by potential pathogens. This variable should be explored extensively in an in vivo setting because of its implication in clinical infections.
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- M Oga
- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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Infection in prosthetic devices is a rare but potentially serious complication of prosthesis implant surgery. Infections associated with a variety of permanently implanted devices are reviewed in the context of recent knowledge of the host-prosthesis interaction.
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- E J Young
- Veterans Administration Medical Center, Houston, Texas
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Gunasekaran S, Chvapil M. Collagen based biomaterials: an ideal way of increasing their resistance to infection. BIOMATERIALS, ARTIFICIAL CELLS, AND ARTIFICIAL ORGANS 1988; 16:771-83. [PMID: 3219416 DOI: 10.3109/10731198809117568] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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Collagen and gelatin containing biomaterials are relatively more susceptible to bacterial infection. Systemic administration or local delivery of antibiotics after implantation does not seem to solve the problem either effectively or easily. Antibiotics may be incorporated in the implant; but many, being water soluble, are quickly absorbed and not effective for adequate time periods. Resorcinol monoacetate (RMA) is a relatively water insoluble antibacterial agent which partially crosslinks collagen and has the potential to be an intrinsic antibiotic in collagenous bioprostheses. This study confirms the efficacy of RMA as a chemical that: (a) mildly crosslinks collagen at pH 3.5-4.5; (b) releases very slowly from the pretreated collagen sponge when washed in aqueous medium; (c) inhibits bacterial growth on the pretreated collagen sponges, at 2% (w/w) concentration, for at least 12 days; (d) remains biocompatible under treated conditions.
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- S Gunasekaran
- Department of Surgery, Arizona Health Sciences Center, University of Arizona, Tucson 85724
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Ward RA, Wellhausen SR, Dobbins JJ, Johnson GS, DeVries WC. Thromboembolic and infectious complications of total artificial heart implantation. Ann N Y Acad Sci 1987; 516:638-50. [PMID: 3439750 DOI: 10.1111/j.1749-6632.1987.tb33080.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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Thromboembolic and infectious events were found to be major complications of long-term total artificial heart implantation in two patients. Similar complications have been reported in other patients, as well as in animal studies. The thromboembolic events and the infectious complications appear to be interrelated. On the one hand, thrombi located on the valves and at the vascular anastomoses of the artificial heart were found to be infected at autopsy; such infections are known to exacerbate formation of thromboemboli. On the other hand, the generation of microthrombi may have contributed to the RES blockade seen in our patients. We hypothesize that this RES blockade led to a progressive decrease in lymphoid system function and impaired the patients' capacity to clear microorganisms from the circulation. These phenomena arose, in part, from the design of the artificial heart and were exacerbated by associated therapy, such as blood transfusions. Our data suggest several measures that might be taken in order to reduce the severity of both the thrombogenic and infectious complications. Improved anticoagulation regimens, which increase the ability of the physician to maintain the proper balance between thrombotic and hemorrhagic potential, are needed. This may require not only improved methods of monitoring anticoagulation and predicting changes in the effectiveness of various agents as other events supervene, but also new anticoagulant and antithrombotic drugs, for example, low molecular weight heparins and prostacyclin derivatives. It is also clear that the design of the artificial heart should be modified in order to improve fluid dynamics so that they will approximate as closely as possible those of the natural heart. This includes redesigning the mounting of the valves to eliminate crevices and discontinuities that allow stagnant flow and predispose to thrombus formation as well as imposing a dP/dt that minimizes shear-related hemolysis, thereby minimizing the need for blood transfusions. Prevention of infections presents a more difficult problem. Transcutaneous lines (regardless of their use) are an obvious route for infection, and attention should be given to minimizing the number and length of use of monitoring lines. However, until a totally implantable drive system is available, the drive lines will remain a potential avenue for the introduction of infections. The risk may be minimized by rigorous attention to care of the exit sites and by improved designs that will provide a better mechanical barrier by, for example, enhancing epithelial ingrowth into the materials of the drive line.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
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- R A Ward
- Division of Nephrology, School of Medicine, University of Louisville, Kentucky 40292
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Massive bleeding from the sacral basivertebral vein is uncommon and can be fatal because conventional methods to control the bleeding are often futile. Occlusion of the bleeding site with a titanium thumbtack is easy and effective.
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Yeager RA, McConnell DB, Sasaki TM, Vetto RM. Aortic and peripheral prosthetic graft infection: differential management and causes of mortality. Am J Surg 1985; 150:36-43. [PMID: 4014571 DOI: 10.1016/0002-9610(85)90007-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 79] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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This report of 25 patients with prosthetic graft infection has compared the diagnosis, management, and outcome in 14 patients with infected aortic grafts with 11 patients with infected peripheral grafts (two axillofemorofemoral, five femorofemoral, five femoropopliteal, and one femoral interposition). Peripheral graft infection had a significantly shorter interval to diagnosis compared with aortic graft infection. Total graft removal combined with either autogenous revascularization or extraanatomic bypass using prosthetic graft was performed in all 14 patients with infected aortic grafts. Management of peripheral graft infection consisted of total graft removal in eight patients (four with autogenous revascularization and two with amputation) and partial graft removal in three patients (two with amputation). Mortality and amputation rates for infected aortic grafts were 43 percent and 25 percent, respectively compared with 36 percent and 27 percent for infected peripheral grafts. Recommendations for management of the infected aortic prosthetic graft include total graft removal, but methods and timing of revascularization are dependent on the specific features of the individual case. However, preferred management for the infected peripheral prosthetic graft includes total graft removal and, if indicated, revascularization using autogenous tissue.
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Rosenman JE, Pearce WH, Kempczinski RF. Bacterial adherence to vascular grafts after in vitro bacteremia. J Surg Res 1985; 38:648-55. [PMID: 3159936 DOI: 10.1016/0022-4804(85)90088-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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All currently used arterial prosthetics have a greater susceptibility to infection following bacteremia than does autogenous tissue. This experiment compares quantitative bacterial adherence to various prosthetic materials after bacteremia carried out in a tightly controlled and quantitative fashion. Ten centimeters long, 4 mm i.d. Dacron, umbilical vein (HUV), and polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) grafts, as well as PTFE grafts with a running suture line at the midportion were tested. Each graft was interposed into a pulsatile perfusion system modified from a Waters MOX 100 TM renal transplant pump. Indium-111-labeled Staphylococcus aureus were added to heparinized canine blood to give a mean concentration of 4.7 X 10(6) bacteria/cc. This infected blood was recirculated through each graft for 30 min at a rate of 125 cc/m, 100 Torr (sys), 60 beats/min. The gamma counts/graft were used to calculate the number of bacteria/cm2 of graft surface. After nine experiments, a mean of 9.63 X 10(5) bacteria/cm2 were adherent to the Dacron, 1.04 X 10(5) bacteria/cm2 to the HUV, and 2.15 X 10(4) bacteria/cm2 to the PTFE. These differences were all significant at the 0.05 level. The addition of a suture line increased bacterial adherence to the PTFE graft by 50%. These results suggest that PTFE is the vascular graft material of choice when a prosthetic graft must be implanted despite a high risk of subsequent clinical bacteremia. Our in vitro, pulsatile perfusion model gave accurate and reproducible results, and appears well suited for further studies of bacterial, or platelet adherence to grafts, as well as the biomechanics of vascular conduits.
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Gristina AG, Costerton JW. Bacterial Adherence and the Glycocalyx and Their Role in Musculoskeletal Infection. Orthop Clin North Am 1984. [DOI: 10.1016/s0030-5898(20)31101-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 76] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/18/2023]
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Merritt K. Role of medical materials, both in implant and surface applications, in immune response and in resistance to infection. Biomaterials 1984; 5:47-53. [PMID: 6375746 DOI: 10.1016/0142-9612(84)90066-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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The term biocompatibility encompasses many aspects of the behaviour of a material in the body including its effects on the host and the host's effects on it. Two aspects of biocompatibility which are difficult to predict are sensitivity reactions and infections. These reactions are very dependent on the host and other factors beyond the control of the testing laboratory. Much of the information on the problems of sensitivity reactions and infection rates in the actual use of the biomaterials and devices comes from case reports in the literature. This article will focus on review papers and a synthesis of reports and does not contain a thorough citation of the literature.
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