Nocardia farcinica sternotomy site infections in patients following open heart surgery

Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 178, Issue 5 SUPPL., 1998, Pages 1539-1543

  Wenger, Peter N ^a  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANESTHESIST; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; EPIDEMIC; FEMALE; HAND WASHING; HUMAN; MALE; NOCARDIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIBOTYPING; RISK FACTOR; STERNOTOMY; SURGICAL INFECTION;

AGED; CARDIAC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CROSS INFECTION; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; DISEASE TRANSMISSION, PROFESSIONAL-TO-PATIENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NOCARDIA; NOCARDIA INFECTIONS; RISK FACTORS; SEROTYPING; STERNUM; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0031724035     PISSN: 00221899     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/314450     Document Type: Article

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