Incidence of bacteremia after burn wound manipulation in the early postburn period

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 42, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 1006-1011

  Mozingo, David W ^a   McManus, Albert T ^a   Kim, Seung H ^a   Pruitt, Basil A ^a  

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[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; BACTEREMIA; BLOOD CULTURE; BURN; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CONFERENCE PAPER; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION RATE; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT PLANNING; WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 0030800160     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005373-199706000-00003     Document Type: Conference Paper

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