Fungal colonisation in digital silicone rubber prostheses

Prosthetics and Orthotics International

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 195-198

  Leow, M E L ^a   Kour, A K ^a,b   Inglis, T J J ^a,b   Kumarasinghe, G ^b   Pho, R W H ^a,b  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPUTATION STUMP; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BIOMECHANICS; CANDIDA TROPICALIS; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; FUNGUS GROWTH; INFECTION CONTROL; SILICONE PROSTHESIS; TRICHODERMA;

EID: 0031457861     PISSN: 03093646     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/03093649709164556     Document Type: Article

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