Cadaveric allograft discards as a result of positive skin cultures

Burns

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 267-271

  Obeng, M K ^a   McCauley, R L ^a   Barnett, J R ^b   Heggers, J P ^a   Sheridan, K ^a   Schutzler, S S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL BRANCH   (United States)

^b SHRINERS HOSPITALS FOR CHILDREN   (United States)

Author keywords

Cadaveric allograft; MRSE; Staphylococcus epidermidis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; BURN; CADAVER; CELL CULTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENTEROBACTER AEROGENES; ENTEROBACTER CLOACAE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NORMAL HUMAN; ORGAN DONOR; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SKIN ALLOGRAFT; SKIN CELL; STREPTOCOCCUS;

BACTERIA; CADAVER; HUMANS; METHICILLIN RESISTANCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SKIN; SKIN TRANSPLANTATION; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS; TISSUE DONORS;

EID: 0035055564     PISSN: 03054179     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0305-4179(00)00116-9     Document Type: Article

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