Evaluation of measures to decrease intra-operative bacterial contamination in orthopaedic implant surgery

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 62, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 174-180

  Knobben, B A S ^a   van Horn, J R ^a   van der Mei, H C ^a   Busscher, H J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Biomaterials implant related infections; Operating theatres; Orthopaedic infection; Orthopaedic surgery

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; NONHUMAN; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; PROSTHESIS INFECTION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SURGICAL INFECTION; TOTAL HIP PROSTHESIS; TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT; WOUND INFECTION;

ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, HIP; ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, KNEE; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; DISINFECTION; HIP PROSTHESIS; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; KNEE PROSTHESIS; OPERATING ROOMS; PROSTHESIS-RELATED INFECTIONS; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 30344455052     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2005.08.007     Document Type: Article

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