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Table 1 Quantitative microbiological results of the in vivo experiments.

From: Systemic and local antibiotic prophylaxis in the prevention of Staphylococcus epidermidisgraft infection

Groupa

Graft-bonded drugb

Intraperitoneal preoperative drugc

Quantitative graft culture (CFUs/ml)

Dacron 1d,e

--

--

0.0

Dacron 2

--

--

3.7 × 107 ± 1.1 × 107

Dacron 3d,e

Teicoplanin

--

5.6 × 103 ± 1.2 × 103

Dacron 4d,e

--

Teicoplanin

5.3 × 102 ± 1.2 × 102

Dacron 5d

Levofloxacin

--

4.0 × 105 ± 5.5 × 104

Dacron 6d,e

--

Levofloxacin

4.9 × 104 ± 4.7 × 103

ePTFE 1d,e

--

--

0.0

ePTFE 2d

--

--

5.3 × 106 ± 2.4 × 106

ePTFE 3d,e

Teicoplanin

--

4.7 × 103 ± 1.2 × 103

ePTFE 4d,e

--

Teicoplanin

4.2 × 102 ± 1.4 × 102

ePTFE 5d

Levofloxacin

--

3.7 × 105 ± 2.8 × 104

ePTFE 6d,e

--

Levofloxacin

4.7 × 104 ± 4.1 × 103

  1. a Each group was performed by 10 animals; Dacron1–6, groups of animals by implantation of Dacron protheses; ePTFE1–6, groups of animals by implantation of ePTFE protheses.
  2. b Graft segments were impregnated with 1 mg/ml teicoplanin; 1 mg/ml levofloxacin.
  3. c Teicoplanin 10 mg/kg, levofloxacin 10 mg/kg.
  4. d Statistically significant when compared with group Dacron2
  5. e Statistically significant when compared with group ePTFE2