Low- versus high-pressure irrigation techniques in Staphylococcus aureus-inoculated wounds

American Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 121-124

  Pronchik, David ^a   Barber, Chandler ^a   Rittenhouse, Stephen ^b  

^a ST LUKE S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b GLAXOSMITHKLINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Animal model; Bacterial removal; Irrigation pressure; Irrigation time; Wound irrigation

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM COLONY; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CATHETERIZATION; COLONY FORMING UNIT; CONTROLLED STUDY; INFECTION RATE; INOCULATION; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; SYRINGE; WOUND CARE; WOUND DRESSING; WOUND INFECTION; WOUND IRRIGATION;

EID: 0032994509     PISSN: 07356757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0735-6757(99)90041-4     Document Type: Article

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