Antibiotic beads
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Bickle I, Glick Y, Antibiotic beads. Reference article, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 05 Dec 2024) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-55739
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- antibiotic impregnated beads
Implanted antibiotic beads are a form of microbiological treatment inserted during orthopedic procedures to aid with the treatment of chronic infection. They are also used as a local treatment for osteomyelitis.
The beads are radiopaque, thus lending themselves to visualization on all imaging modalities.
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- 2. Kent ME, Rapp RP, Smith KM. Antibiotic beads and osteomyelitis: here today, what's coming tomorrow?. Orthopedics. 29 (7): 599-603. Pubmed
- 3. Howlin RP, Brayford MJ, Webb JS, Cooper JJ, Aiken SS, Stoodley P. Antibiotic-loaded synthetic calcium sulfate beads for prevention of bacterial colonization and biofilm formation in periprosthetic infections. Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy. 59 (1): 111-20. doi:10.1128/AAC.03676-14 - Pubmed