The epidemiology of burn wound infections: Then and now

Clinical Infectious Diseases

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 543-550

  Mayhall, C Glen ^a,b  

^a University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL BRANCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BATH; BURN; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; DEBRIDEMENT; HUMAN; HYDROTHERAPY; INCIDENCE; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFECTION RATE; INFECTION RISK; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WOUND INFECTION;

ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; BURNS; HUMANS; HYDROTHERAPY; INFECTION CONTROL; WOUND HEALING; WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 0042943261     PISSN: 10584838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/376993     Document Type: Article

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