Prosthetic joint infections: Controversies and clues

Lancet

Volumn 353, Issue 9155, 1999, Pages 770-771

  Tobin, E H ^a  

^a ALBANY MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; BONE CEMENT; CIPROFLOXACIN; MINOCYCLINE; QUINOLINE DERIVED ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; RIFAMPICIN;

ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTHROPATHY; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; JOINT PROSTHESIS; LAMINAR AIRFLOW; OPERATING ROOM; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPIONIBACTERIUM; PROSTHESIS LOOSENING; RISK FACTOR; SHORT SURVEY; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS;

EID: 0033528511     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(99)00071-9     Document Type: Note

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