A critical investigation into the antibiotic sterilization of heart valve homografts

Pamela M. Waterworth, Eunice Lockey, E. M. Berry, Helen M. Pearce

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Abstract

Waterworth, Pamela M., Lockey, Eunice, Berry, E. M., and Pearce, Helen M. (1974).Thorax, 29, 432-436. A critical investigation into the antibiotic sterilization of heart valve homografts. Sterility tests of homograft heart valves sterilized by antibiotics were found to be invalidated by carry-over of the antibiotics. A method was devised to test the efficacy of different antibiotic mixtures using membrane filters. Fifty-five organisms, including 13 species, were tested, and sterility was achieved with only 35.
Original languageAmerican English
Pages (from-to)432-436
JournalThorax
Volume29
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Jul 1974

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