Contaminated Rabbit Patellar Tendon Grafts: In Vivo Analysis of Disinfecting Methods

The American Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 1994, Pages 387-391

  Goebel, Mark E ^a   Drez, David ^a   Heck, Suzy B ^a   Stoma, Mary Kay ^a  

^a Sports Medicine Fellowship   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHLORHEXIDINE GLUCONATE; CLINDAMYCIN; GENTAMICIN; POLYMYXIN; POVIDONE IODINE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RUPTURE; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; BONE GRAFT; COAGULASE NEGATIVE STAPHYLOCOCCUS; DISINFECTION; DRUG MIXTURE; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FEMALE; GRAFT INFECTION; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; MALE; NONHUMAN; PATELLA TENDON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; RABBIT; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TENDON GRAFT;

ANIMAL; CHLORHEXIDINE; CLINDAMYCIN; DISINFECTANTS; DISINFECTION; DRUG COMBINATIONS; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI INFECTIONS; FEMALE; GENTAMICINS; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; INTRAOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; KLEBSIELLA INFECTIONS; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; MALE; PATELLAR LIGAMENT; POLYMYXIN; POVIDONE-IODINE; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; PSEUDOMONAS INFECTIONS; RABBITS; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 0028237489     PISSN: 03635465     EISSN: 15523365     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/036354659402200315     Document Type: Article

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