Candida colonisation within a silicone tissue expander
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Tarih
2002
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Churchill Livingstone
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info:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess
Özet
The fungal contamination of tissue expanders is rarely reported. There are, however, occasional reports of fungi in association with inflatable mammary implants. We describe the colonisation of a tissue expander with Candida albicans, resulting in the fluid becoming a turbid brown colour. The possible modes of inoculation and survival of the microorganism within the expander shell were investigated by means of biochemical and microbiological analyses of the fluid. The colonisation of silicone implants by opportunistic fungi is probably more common than has been reported, and precautions that can be taken to avoid this complication are emphasised. (C) 2002 The British Association of Plastic Surgeons.
Açıklama
KISA, Ucler/0000-0002-8131-6810
Anahtar Kelimeler
Candida albicans, tissue expander, implant
Kaynak
British Journal Of Plastic Surgery
WoS Q Değeri
Q3
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N/A
Cilt
55
Sayı
3
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