Microbiological monitoring of bone grafts: Two years' experience at a tissue bank

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 261-271

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

^a ADDENBROOKE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b East Anglia Blood Centre   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Allograft bone; Bacterial contamination; Bone bank; Microbiological surveillance; Quality control

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; BONE GRAFT; BURKHOLDERIA CEPACIA; CADAVER DONOR; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; KLEBSIELLA; LIVING DONOR; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY;

EID: 0031968281     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0195-6701(98)90075-5     Document Type: Article

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