Fig. 4From: Efficacy of vancomycin-releasing biodegradable poly(lactide-co-glycolide) antibiotics beads for treatment of experimental bone infection due to Staphylococcus aureus Confirmation of staphylococcal infection and vancomycin treatment. In the infected animals, bone infection was confirmed with positive bacterial cultures during the debridement (a–c) and the defect was filled with a PLGA vancomycin bead (d)Back to article page