Intraoperative bacterial contamination in operations for joint replacement

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery - Series B

Volumn 81, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 886-889

  Davis, N ^a,e   Curry, A ^a,b   Gambhir, A K ^a,c   Panigrahi, H ^a   Walker, C R C ^a,d   Wilkins, E G L ^a   Worsley, M A ^a   Kay, P R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b WITHINGTON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c STEPPING HILL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d Prncs Margaret Rose Orthoped Hosp   (United Kingdom)

^e NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; CLOTHING; COAGULASE NEGATIVE STAPHYLOCOCCUS; GRAFT INFECTION; HIP ARTHROPLASTY; HUMAN; JOINT PROSTHESIS; KNEE ARTHROPLASTY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEEDLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCALPEL; SURGICAL GLOVE;

ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, HIP; ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, KNEE; BACTERIA; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; EQUIPMENT CONTAMINATION; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HIP JOINT; HUMANS; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; KNEE JOINT; REOPERATION; STAPHYLOCOCCUS;

EID: 0032886756     PISSN: 0301620X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1302/0301-620X.81B5.9545     Document Type: Article

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