Serum C-reactive protein as predictor of infected arthroplasty

European Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 17-19

  Sastre, Sergi ^a   Soriano, Álex ^a   Garcia, Sebastián ^a   Martínez, Jose Antonio ^a   Suso, Santiago ^a   Mensa, Josep ^a  

^a HOSPITAL CLÍNIC   (Spain)

Author keywords

Arthroplasty; C reactive protein; Postoperative complications; Postoperative period; Surgery; Surgical wound infection

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; C REACTIVE PROTEIN;

ACCURACY; AGED; ARTICLE; CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRINGENS; COAGULASE NEGATIVE STAPHYLOCOCCUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECUBITUS; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; DEVICE INFECTION; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE EXACERBATION; FEMALE; GASTROENTERITIS; HIP OSTEOARTHRITIS; HUMAN; KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; PHLEBITIS; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TOTAL HIP PROSTHESIS; TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 33644800490     PISSN: 09484817     EISSN: 14321068     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00590-005-0035-2     Document Type: Article

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