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Use of Triclosan-Eluting Ureteral Stents in Patients with Long-Term Stents
Journal of Endourology, 06/23/09

Cadieux PA et al. - Antibiotic use with control stents resulted in bacterial antibiotic resistance, which was not the case with the triclosan-eluting stents. Although triclosan-eluting stents did not show a clinical benefit in terms of urine and stent cultures or overall subject symptoms compared with controls, their use did result in decreased antibiotic usage and significantly fewer symptomatic infections. The triclosan-eluting stent alone is not sufficient to reduce device-associated infections in this difficult patient population.

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Monotherapy versus combination therapy for the treatment of chronic hepatitis B
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Anthracycline- and/or taxane-resistant breast cancer: Results of a literature review to determine the clinical challenges and current treatment trends
Clinical Therapeutics, 10/15/09

Clinical Importance of Purulence in Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Skin and Soft Tissue Infections
Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine, 11/09/09

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