Splash basin bacterial contamination during elective arthroplasty

Journal of Infection

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 231-232

  Anto, Benny ^a   McCabe, J ^a   Kelly, S ^a   Morris, S ^a   Rynn, L ^a   Corbett Feeney, G ^a  

^a Merlin Park University Hospital   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COAGULASE NEGATIVE STAPHYLOCOCCUS; ELECTIVE SURGERY; FOLLOW UP; HIP ARTHROPLASTY; HIP DISEASE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; KNEE ARTHROPLASTY; KNEE DISEASE; LETTER; NONHUMAN; OPERATION DURATION; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; PSEUDOMONAS; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

ARTHROPLASTY; BACILLUS; EQUIPMENT CONTAMINATION; HUMANS; NEISSERIA; PSEUDOMONAS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT;

EID: 33344454371     PISSN: 01634453     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jinf.2005.06.013     Document Type: Letter

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