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Plus Sutures have been shown in vitro to inhibit bacterial colonization of the
suture, for protection against the most common organisms associated with
SSI. And, they require no technique change since they handle like the
sutures you know and love.
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Ethicon is the market leader in Animal Health for wound closure
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and their owners deserve
SSIs have been described as
a complication in 3 to 5.5% of all
small animal surgical procedures
1
Traditional Suture
References: 1. Verwilghen D, Singh A. Fighting surgical site infections in small animals: are we getting anywhere? Vet Clin NA Small
Anim. 2015;45:243276. 2. Rothenburger S, Spangler D, Bhende S, Burkley D. In vitro antimicrobial evaluation of Coated VICRYL® Plus
Antibacterial Suture (coated polyglactin 910 with triclosan) using zone of inhibition assays. Surg Infect (Larchmt).
3. Surg
Infect (Larchmt).
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suture (Poliglecaprone 25 with triclosan). Surg Infect (Larchmt). 5. Animalytix Veterinary Market for Suture. United
States: Animalytix; 2021. Accessed: February 28, 2021.
* Staphylococcus aureus, Staphylococcus epidermidis, Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA),
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus epidermidis (MRSE), Escherichia coli, and Klebsiella pneumoniae.
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Plus Antibacterial Sutures
