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Bacterial Adherence Around Sutures of Different Material at Grafted Site: A Microbiological Analysis

Bacterial Adherence Around Sutures of Different Material at Grafted Site: A Microbiological Analysis

Lanka Mahesh, Varun Raj Kumar, Anshi Jain, Sagrika Shukla, Juan Manuel Aragoneses, José María Martínez González, Manuel Fernández-Domínguez, José Luis Calvo-Guirado

Materials (Basel). 2019 Sep 4;12(18):2848.

PMID: 31487852

Abstract:

Closure of the surgical incision has been the primary function of sutures since their introduction. However, whatever the type, they are known to carry bacteria, which can be a source of infection. Five types of surgical sutures, Gut, Silk, Vicryl, PTFE, and Polyamide, were selected and tested on their ability to carry aerobic and anaerobic bacteria and were rated on the basis of forming colony-forming units (CFUs). Aerobic bacteria grown around gut sutures showed minimum CFUs (≈30 × 104/suture). Though very less anaerobic bacteria growth was seen among all tested suture materials, it was maximum around Vicryl and polyamide sutures. Every suture material is capable, albeit not equally, of holding bacterial biofilm formation, which can be a source of surgical site infection.

Chemicals Related in the Paper:

Catalog Number	Product Name	Structure	CAS Number	Price
AP63428831	Polyamide		63428-83-1	Price

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