Wound infection: A failure of wound healing caused by an imbalance of bacteria

Surgical Clinics of North America

Volumn 77, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 637-650

  Robson, M C ^a  

^a Bay Pines VA Medical Center   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; DEBRIDEMENT; HOST RESISTANCE; HUMAN; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; WOUND HEALING; WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 0030908468     PISSN: 00396109     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0039-6109(05)70572-7     Document Type: Article

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