From Penicillin-Streptomycin to Amikacin-Vancomycin: Antibiotic Decontamination of Cardiovascular Homografts in Singapore

• Main Authors: Heng W.L., Lim C.H., Tan B.H., Chlebicki M.P., Lee W.H.L., Seck T., Lim Y.P.
• Other Authors: DEAN'S OFFICE (DUKE-NUS MEDICAL SCHOOL)
• Format: Review
• Published: 2019
• Subjects: amikacin; aminoglycoside antibiotic agent; amoxicillin plus clavulanic acid; cloxacillin; gentamicin; glycopeptide; penicillin derivative; piperacillin plus tazobactam; streptomycin; vancomycin; Acinetobacter; aerobic cell culture; alpha hemolytic Streptococcus; anaerobic cell culture; Aspergillus fumigatus; Bacillus subtilis; bactericidal activity; bacterium isolate; Candida tropicalis; coagulase negative Staphylococcus; controlled study; diffusion; drug potency; heart transplantation; human; incubation time; Propionibacterium acnes; retrospective study; review; Rhodococcus; Singapore; sporogenesis; Staphylococcus aureus; tissue culture; turbidimetry; Amikacin; Anti-Bacterial Agents; Bacteria; Blood Vessel Prosthesis; Decontamination; Humans; Microbial Sensitivity Tests; Penicillins; Streptomycin; Temperature; Time Factors; Transplantation, Homologous; Vancomycin
• Online Access: https://scholarbank.nus.edu.sg/handle/10635/161695
• Institution: National University of Singapore

10.1371/journal.pone.0051605