Diagnostic value of routine drain tip culture in primary joint arthroplasty

ANZ Journal of Surgery

Volumn 75, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 887-888

  Weinrauch, Patrick ^a,b  

^a THE PRINCE CHARLES HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Arthroplasty; Culture; Drain; Infection; Primary

Indexed keywords

CEFALOTIN; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ARTHROPLASTY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; DRAIN; HUMAN; KNEE ARTHROPLASTY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SUCTION DRAINAGE; TOTAL HIP PROSTHESIS; EVALUATION; FOLLOW UP; HIP ARTHROPLASTY; INSTRUMENTATION; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; MICROBIOLOGY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SUCTION; SURGICAL INFECTION; TIME;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, HIP; ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, KNEE; CEPHALOTHIN; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MICROBIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SUCTION; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 33644827093     PISSN: 14451433     EISSN: 14452197     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1445-2197.2005.03546.x     Document Type: Article

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