Inhibition of Staphylococcus aureus Adhesion to the Surface of a Reticular Heavyweight Polypropylene Mesh Soaked in a Combination of Chlorhexidine and Allicin: An In vitro Study

• Bárbara Pérez-Köhler,

  Affiliations Department of Surgery, Medical and Social Sciences. Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences. University of Alcalá. Madrid, Spain, Networking Research Center on Bioengineering, Biomaterials and Nanomedicine (CIBER-BBN). Madrid, Spain

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• Francisca García-Moreno,

  Affiliations Department of Surgery, Medical and Social Sciences. Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences. University of Alcalá. Madrid, Spain, Networking Research Center on Bioengineering, Biomaterials and Nanomedicine (CIBER-BBN). Madrid, Spain

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• Yves Bayon,

  Affiliation Covidien—Sofradim Production, Trévoux, France

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• Gemma Pascual,

  Affiliations Department of Medicine and Medical Specialties. Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences. University of Alcalá. Madrid, Spain, Networking Research Center on Bioengineering, Biomaterials and Nanomedicine (CIBER-BBN). Madrid, Spain

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• Juan Manuel Bellón

  * E-mail: juanm.bellon@uah.es

  Affiliations Department of Surgery, Medical and Social Sciences. Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences. University of Alcalá. Madrid, Spain, Networking Research Center on Bioengineering, Biomaterials and Nanomedicine (CIBER-BBN). Madrid, Spain

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