Antibiotic susceptibility of bacteria infecting total joint arthroplasty sites

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery

Volumn 88, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 1231-1237

  Fulkerson, Eric ^a   Della Valle, Craig J ^b   Wise, Brent ^a   Walsh, Michael ^a   Preston, Charles ^a   Di Cesare, Paul E ^a  

^a NYU HOSPITAL FOR JOINT DISEASES   (United States)

^b RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CEFAZOLIN; GENTAMICIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTHROPLASTY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIUM CULTURE; FEMALE; GRAM STAINING; HUMAN; INFECTION PREVENTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTHESIS INFECTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURGICAL PATIENT; TOTAL HIP PROSTHESIS; TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT;

EID: 33744780440     PISSN: 00219355     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2106/JBJS.E.00004     Document Type: Article

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