Comparative evaluation of surface swab and quantitative full thickness wound biopsy culture in burn patients

Burns

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 460-463

  Uppal, Sanjeev K ^a   Ram, Shobha ^a   Kwatra, Bharti ^b   Garg, Sumit ^a   Gupta, R ^a  

^a DAYANAND MEDICAL COLLEGE AND HOSPITAL   (India)

^b CMC and H ^*  (India)

Author keywords

Bacterial flora; Quantitative culture and systemic sepsis; Surface swab; Thermally injured patients

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD CULTURE; BURN; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PUNCH BIOPSY; WOUND;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BACTEREMIA; BIOPSY; BURNS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SURGICAL SPONGES; WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 34247842672     PISSN: 03054179     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.burns.2006.08.015     Document Type: Article

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