Bone graft contamination from a water de-ionizer during processing in a bone bank

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 61-64

  Farrington, M ^a   Matthews, I ^a   Foreman, J ^b   Caffrey, E ^b  

^a ADDENBROOKE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b Regional Blood Centre   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bone grafts; Burkholderia cepacia; Contamination

Indexed keywords

WATER;

ARTICLE; BONE GRAFT; BURKHOLDERIA CEPACIA; GRAFT INFECTION; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INSTRUMENT STERILIZATION; TISSUE CULTURE; TISSUE PREPARATION; WATER CONTAMINATION;

EID: 0029926736     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0195-6701(96)90166-8     Document Type: Article

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