Microwave sterilization of femoral head allograft

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 41, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 4755-4757

  Dunsmuir, Robert A ^a,b   Gallacher, Grace ^a  

^a SOUTHERN GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b ST JAMES S UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; BONE ALLOGRAFT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMORAL HEAD ALLOGRAFT; FEMUR HEAD PROSTHESIS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INSTRUMENT STERILIZATION; MICROWAVE IRRADIATION; MICROWAVE STERILIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TOTAL HIP PROSTHESIS;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BONE BANKS; BONE DISEASES; FEMUR HEAD; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MICROWAVES; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STERILIZATION; TRANSPLANTATION, HOMOLOGOUS;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); NEGIBACTERIA; POSIBACTERIA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 0141889214     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.41.10.4755-4757.2003     Document Type: Article

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