Experience in prevention of sternal wound infections in nasal carriers of Staphylococcus aureus

Surgery

Volumn 134, Issue 5 SUPPL., 2003, Pages

  Banbury, Michael K ^a  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; METICILLIN; PSEUDOMONIC ACID;

BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NASOPHARYNX; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION; SURGICAL INFECTION; SURGICAL PATIENT; WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 0346014614     PISSN: 00396060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0039-6060(03)00389-1     Document Type: Article

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