Cefuroxime, rifampicin and pulse lavage in decontamination of allograft bone

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 56, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 198-201

  Hirn, Martti ^a   Laitinen, M ^a   Pirkkalainen, S ^a   Vuento, R ^a  

^a TAMPERE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

Allograft; Antibiotics; Bone banking; Contamination; Decontamination; Pulse lavage

Indexed keywords

CEFUROXIME; RIFAMPICIN; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; BONE ALLOGRAFT; BONE TRANSPLANTATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMUR HEAD; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LAVAGE; SCREENING TEST;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CEFUROXIME; DECONTAMINATION; FEMUR HEAD; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIA; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; IRRIGATION; RIFAMPIN; SODIUM CHLORIDE; TRANSPLANTATION, HOMOLOGOUS;

EID: 1342307510     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2003.12.014     Document Type: Article

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