Infection rates in U.S. military personnel using vacuum-assisted closure [5]

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 120, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 574-575

  Lalliss, Steven J ^a   Branstetter, Joanna G ^a   Murray, Clinton K ^a   Ficke, James R ^a   Jenkins, Donald H ^a  

^a US ARMY INSTITUTE OF SURGICAL RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ACCIDENT; AFGHANISTAN; AMPUTATION; HUMAN; INFECTION RATE; IRAQ; LETTER; OSTEOMYELITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOFT TISSUE INFECTION; SOLDIER; VACUUM ASSISTED CLOSURE; WOUND;

HUMANS; IRAQ; MILITARY PERSONNEL; OCCLUSIVE DRESSINGS; VACUUM; WAR; WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 34447562975     PISSN: 00321052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.prs.0000267671.78598.b4     Document Type: Letter

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