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WOUND CLOSURE
Ethicon Plus Antibacterial Sutures
are the only sutures with triclosan available worldwide.
Loremhave
ipsum
Plus Sutures
been shown in vitro to inhibit colonization of the suture for 7 days or more,
including bacteria commonly associated with surgical site infection (SSI). 1-4
PROVEN EFFECTIVE AGAINST:
Staphylococcus aureus
Staphylococcus epidermidis
Escherichia coli*
Klebsiella pneumoniae*
Methicillin-resistant
Staphylococcus epidermidis (MRSE)
Methicillin-resistant
Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)
The petri dish image is for illustrative purposes only.
Zone of inhibition testing results can vary.
Triclosan: the antibacterial agent used in Ethicon Plus Sutures
Ethicon Plus Sutures are made with the purest form of triclosan.
IRGACARE® MP† is a broad-spectrum antimicrobial agent that has
been widely used and extensively studied for over 40 years 1
Prospectively planned meta-analyses of RCTs were performed on the use of suture containing triclosan to lower SSI rates
META-ANALYSES OVERVIEW
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PATIENTS
RESULTS
17
16
13
7
21
X
RCTS
13
13
7
6
3,720
5,985
6,930
5,256
5,346
2,168
6,462
Edmiston
Wang
Daoud
Apisarnthanarak
Guo
Wu
Sandini
de Jonge
2013
2013
2013
2014 (updated)
2015
2016
2016
2016
2017
OR=0.61
RR=0.734
RR=0.70
RR=0.71
RR=0.74
RR=0.76
RR=0.72
p=0.04
p<0.005
p<0.001
p<0.0012
p=0.12
p<0.001
p=0.001
RR=0.81
(Cl=0.058-1.13)
p=0.220
RR=0.72
(Cl=0.60-0.86)
p<0.001
836
1,631
Chang
Sajid
2012
OR=0.77
p=0.45
3,568
Ethicon Plus Suture Technology - Helping Optimize Patient Care
*PDS Plus Suture and MONOCRYL Plus Suture only †Trademark of BASF SE.
For complete indications, contraindications, warnings, precautions, and adverse reactions, please reference full package insert.
References: 1. Barbolt TA. Chemistry and safety of triclosan, and its use as an antimicrobial coating on Coated Vicryl Plus Antibacterial Suture (coated polyglactin 910 suture with
triclosan). Surg Infect (Larchmt). 2002;3 (suppl):S45-S53. 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). 2002;3 (suppl):S79-S87. 3. Ming X, Rothenburger S, Yang D. In vitro antibacterial
efficacy of Monocryl Plus Antibacterial suture (poligelcaprone 25 with triclosan). Surg Infect (Larchmt). 2007;8(2):201-207. 4. Ming X, Rothenburger S, Nichols MM. In vivo and in vitro
antibacterial efficacy of PDS Plus (polidioxanone with triclosan) suture. Surg Infect (Larchmt). 2008;9(4):451-457.
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