In vitro antibacterial efficacy of sutures coated with Aloe vera and ciprofloxacin: A comparative evaluation

• Main Authors: Potluri Leela Ravishankar (Author), Vandana Vijayan (Author), Sunanda K Rao (Author), Saravanan A Vadivelu (Author), Damodaran Narayanaswamy (Author), Surya Teja (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2019-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Sutures which are used for wound approximation can act as a reservoir of microbes at the surgical site leading to increased chances of surgical site infection (SSI). Sutures used in oral cavity are continuously bathed in saliva which results in wicking. Several studies on sutures treated...