Different microbial biofilm formation on polymethylmethacrylate (PMMA) bone cement loaded with gentamicin and vancomycin

Gentamicin-loaded bone cement with clind

Gentamicin-loaded bone cement with clindamycin or fusidic acid added: Biofilm formation and antibiotic release

✍ Daniëlle Neut; Erik P. de Groot; Rick S. Z. Kowalski; Jim R. van Horn; Henny C. 📂 Article 📅 2005 🏛 John Wiley and Sons 🌐 English ⚖ 78 KB

## Abstract The formation of staphylococcal biofilms on experimental bone cements, loaded with 0.5 or 1.0 g of active gentamicin and an additional equivalent amount of gentamicin, clindamycin, or fusidic acid was investigated. The biofilms were formed in a modified Robbins device over a 3‐day time