Bacterial skin contamination after surgical preparation in foot and ankle surgery

Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research

Volumn 406, Issue , 2003, Pages 246-252

  Ostrander, Roger V ^a   Brage, Michael E ^a   Botte, Michael J ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IODOPHOR; POVIDONE IODINE;

ADULT; AGED; ANKLE FRACTURE; ARTICLE; BACTERICIDAL ACTIVITY; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVALUATION; FEMALE; FOOT SURGERY; HALLUX; HUMAN; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SKIN INFECTION; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TOE; WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 0037236195     PISSN: 0009921X     EISSN: 15281132     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00003086-200301000-00035     Document Type: Article

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