Toxic shock syndrome in nasal surgery: A physiochemical and microbiologic evaluation of merocel® and nugauze® nasal packing

Laryngoscope

Volumn 97, Issue 12, 1987, Pages 1388-1391

  Breda, Stephen D ^a   Jacobs, Joseph B ^a   Lebowitz, Arthur S ^a   Tierno, Philip M ^a  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MEROCEL; NUGAUZE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

COMPLICATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MICROBIOLOGY; NOSE; NOSE SURGERY; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TOXIC SHOCK SYNDROME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGE; NASAL CAVITY; OCCLUSIVE DRESSINGS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; SHOCK, SEPTIC; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS;

EID: 0023623590     PISSN: 0023852X     EISSN: 15314995     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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