Microbial colonization of tourniquets used in orthopedic surgery

Orthopedics

Volumn 29, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 709-713

  Walsh, Eric F ^a   Ben David, Debby ^b   Ritter, Mark ^a   Mechrefe, Anthony ^a   Mermel, Leonard A ^a   DiGiovanni, Christopher ^b  

^a RHODE ISLAND HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROCOCCUS VIRIDANS; AMBULATORY SURGERY; ARTICLE; BACILLUS; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; COAGULASE NEGATIVE STAPHYLOCOCCUS; CORYNEBACTERIUM; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISPOSABLE EQUIPMENT; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; INSTRUMENT STERILIZATION; OPERATING ROOM; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; PNEUMATIC TOOL; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS SANGUIS; SURGICAL INFECTION; SURGICAL RISK; TOURNIQUET;

EID: 33747770683     PISSN: 01477447     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3928/01477447-20060801-08     Document Type: Article

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