The role of intraoperative gram stain in the diagnosis of infection during revision total hip arthroplasty

Journal of Arthroplasty

Volumn 14, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 952-956

  Spangehl, Mark J ^a,b   Masterson, Eric ^a   Masri, Bassam A ^a   O'Connell, John X ^a   Duncan, Clive P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b NONE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Failed arthroplasty; Gram stain; Infection

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH ROUTE; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; GRAFT INFECTION; GRAM STAINING; HUMAN; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; REOPERATION; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; TOTAL HIP PROSTHESIS; TREATMENT FAILURE;

EID: 0033385125     PISSN: 08835403     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0883-5403(99)90009-8     Document Type: Article

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