Prevalence of bacterial pathogens in infected wounds in a tertiary hospital, 1995-2001: Any change in trend?

Journal of the National Medical Association

Volumn 95, Issue 12, 2003, Pages 1189-1195

  Thanni, Lateef O A ^a,b   Osinupebi, Olubunmi A ^a,b   Deji Agboola, Mope ^a,b  

^a Olabisi Onabanjo University ^*

^b OLABISI ONABANJO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Bacteria; Infection; Orthopedics; Prevalence; Trauma; Trend; Wound

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; ENTEROCOCCUS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FEMALE; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; KLEBSIELLA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ORTHOPEDICS; OUTPATIENT; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEUS; PSEUDOMONAS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STREPTOCOCCUS; TRAUMATOLOGY; WOUND CARE; WOUND INFECTION;

ADULT; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; MALE; NIGERIA; PREVALENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 0347623380     PISSN: 00279684     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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