Microbial contamination of femoral head allografts

Hong Kong Medical Journal

Volumn 10, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 401-405

  Chiu, C K ^a   Lau, P Y ^a   Chan, S W W ^a   Fong, C M ^a   Sun, L K ^a  

^a UNITED CHRISTIAN HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Bone banks; Bone transplantation; Femur head; Freezing

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CLOXACILLIN; METRONIDAZOLE; VANCOMYCIN;

ACINETOBACTER; ADULT; AGED; ALLOGRAFT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BONE BIOPSY; CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRINGENS; CORYNEBACTERIUM; DEBRIDEMENT; DONOR; FEMALE; FEMUR HEAD; HIP ARTHROPLASTY; HONG KONG; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICROBIAL CONTAMINATION; PSEUDOMONAS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS; TOTAL HIP PROSTHESIS; TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT; WOUND INFECTION;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIA; BONE BANKS; FEMALE; FEMUR HEAD; HONG KONG; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TRANSPLANTATION, HOMOLOGOUS;

EID: 10844286388     PISSN: 10242708     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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