Inflatable penile prosthesis coatings show minimal effect on bacterial growth

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Infection-retardant coatings on penile prostheses, which have been shown to reduce primary implantation infection rates by more than half, appear to have minimal effect on bacterial growth based on culture data as found at the time of revision surgery

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