Late-onset deep prosthetic infection following mesh repair of inguinal hernia

American Journal of Surgery

Volumn 176, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 12-14

  Mann, Darren V ^a   Prout, Jeremy ^a   Havranek, Erik ^a   Gould, Stuart ^a   Darzi, Ara ^a  

^a ST MARY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMATERIAL; MARLEX; POLITEF; POLYPROPYLENE;

ARTICLE; ENDOPROSTHESIS; HUMAN; INFECTION RATE; INGUINAL HERNIA; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 0032126956     PISSN: 00029610     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9610(98)00094-4     Document Type: Article

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