Risk factors for total prosthetic joint infection. Case-control study;Factores de riesgo de infectión de prótesis total articular: Estudio de casos y controles

Medicina Clinica

Volumn 128, Issue 13, 2007, Pages 493-494

  Jover Saénz, Alfredo ^a,b   Barcenilla Gaite, Fernando ^a   Torres Puig Gros, Joan ^c   Prats Gispertd, Laura ^b   Garrido Calvo, Sònia ^d   Porcel Pérez, José Manuel ^b  

^a Unidad Funcional para el Control de la Infección Nosocomial   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARI ARNAU DE VILANOVA   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LLEIDA   (Spain)

^d ABS   (Spain)

Author keywords

Infection; Prosthetic joints; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; GRAM POSITIVE COCCI; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; PROSTHESIS INFECTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SURGICAL RISK; TOTAL HIP PROSTHESIS; TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT; AGED; FEMALE; HIP PROSTHESIS; INFECTION; KNEE PROSTHESIS; MALE;

AGED; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; HIP PROSTHESIS; HUMANS; KNEE PROSTHESIS; MALE; PROSTHESIS-RELATED INFECTIONS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 34248207239     PISSN: 00257753     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1157/13100936     Document Type: Article

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