Biofilms in orthopaedic surgery

Operative Techniques in Orthopaedics

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 242-246

  Schmidt, Gary L ^a   Altman, Gregory T ^a,b  

^a ALLEGHENY GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Antibiotic; Biofilm; Chronic infection; Medical devices

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL FLORA; BACTERIUM COLONY; BIOFILM; DEVICE INFECTION; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; HUMAN; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMPLANTATION; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; MEDICAL RESEARCH; NONHUMAN; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; ORTHOPEDICS; PROBABILITY; SURGEON; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 0038105171     PISSN: 10486666     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/otor.2002.36305     Document Type: Article

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