Microbiological screening of post-mortem bone donors - Two case reports

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 193-197

  Vehmeyer, S B W ^a,b   Bloem, R M ^a,b   Petit, P L ^b,c  

^a Netherlands Bone Bank Foundation   (Netherlands)

^b LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c Schieland Hospital   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Blood cultures; Bone allograft; Bone donation; Cadaver; Microbiology

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AEROMONAS; AORTA VALVE; ARTICLE; BACILLUS; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BLOOD CULTURE; BLOOD FLOW; BONE; BONE GRAFT; CADAVER DONOR; CASE REPORT; CAUSE OF DEATH; COAGULASE NEGATIVE STAPHYLOCOCCUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DROWNING; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEART INFARCTION; HEART MUSCLE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INFORMATION; MICROORGANISM; PATHOGENICITY; PULMONARY VALVE; SCREENING; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TECHNIQUE;

EID: 0034940366     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/jhin.2000.0836     Document Type: Article

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