An experimental study to sterilize medicinal leeches

European Journal of Plastic Surgery

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 81-85

  Hokelek, M ^a   Guneren E ^a   Eroglu, C ^a  

^a ONDOKUZ MAYIS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Antibiotics; Hirudo medicinalis; Sterilization; Venous congestion

Indexed keywords

CEFTRIAXONE; CHLORAMPHENICOL; CIPROFLOXACIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; BACTERIUM COLONY; DILUTION; EXPERIMENTAL MODEL; IMMERSION; INCUBATION TIME; INSTRUMENT STERILIZATION; LEECH; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SUCKING;

EID: 10444231551     PISSN: 0930343X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00238-002-0348-x     Document Type: Article

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