Vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus infected total knee arthroplasty

Journal of Arthroplasty

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 802-805

  Ries, Michael D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Infection; Total knee arthroplasty; Vancomycin resistant Enterococcus

Indexed keywords

CHLORAMPHENICOL; DALFOPRISTIN PLUS QUINUPRISTIN; DOXYCYCLINE; TOBRAMYCIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTHROPLASTY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DEBRIDEMENT; ENTEROCOCCUS; FEMALE; GRAFT INFECTION; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0034877926     PISSN: 08835403     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1054/arth.2001.24951     Document Type: Article

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