Why the study?
Does the AIGIS(RX) Anti-Bacterial envelope reduce the formation of bacterial biofilm on implanted pacing devices in a rabbit model?
Population
Rabbit model with bilateral subcutaneous implant pockets infected with a defined dose of bacteria
Comparison
Pacing device placed with AIGIS® Anti-Bacterial… vs Pacing device placed without AIGIS® envelope
Design
Preclinical
Follow-up
seven days
Authors
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Should not yet change clinical practice; hypothesis-generating for human trials of antibacterial envelopes.
Does the AIGIS(RX) Anti-Bacterial envelope reduce the formation of bacterial biofilm on implanted pacing devices in a rabbit model?
The AIGIS(RX) antibacterial envelope effectively eliminates viable bacteria and reduces biofilm formation on implanted pacing devices in a rabbit infection model.
Hansen et al. (2010) studied this question.