Microbial evaluation: 139 Implants removed from symptomatic patients

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 98, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 1225-1229

  Ahn, Christina Y ^a   Ko, Clifford Y ^a   Wagar, Elizabeth A ^a   Wong, Rena S ^a   Shaw, William W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BREAST ENDOPROSTHESIS; GRAFT INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0029904012     PISSN: 00321052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006534-199612000-00016     Document Type: Article

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