Pin-track infection in HIV-positive and HIV-negative patients with open fractures treated by external fixation

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery - Series B

Volumn 89, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 790-793

  Norrish, A R ^a,d   Lewis, C P ^b,d   Harrison, W Jim ^c  

^a Tropical Surgery Research and Training Unit   (Zambia)

^b QUEEN ALEXANDRA HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MALAWI   (Malawi)

^d Beit Cure International Hospital   (Malawi)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE INFECTION; DEVICE REMOVAL; DISEASE SEVERITY; EXTERNAL FIXATOR; FEMALE; FEMUR; FRACTURE EXTERNAL FIXATION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTED PATIENT; MALE; OPEN FRACTURE; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; PELVIC GIRDLE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCORING SYSTEM; STUDENT T TEST; TIBIA; WOUND INFECTION;

ADULT; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; EXTERNAL FIXATORS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FRACTURES, OPEN; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSTHESIS-RELATED INFECTIONS;

EID: 34547523622     PISSN: 0301620X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1302/0301-620X.89B6.18854     Document Type: Article

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