The Role of Blood Cultures in the Acute Evaluation of Postoperative Fever in Arthroplasty Patients

Journal of Arthroplasty

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 701-702

  Bindelglass, David F ^a,b   Pellegrino, Jessica ^a  

^a BRIDGEPORT HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b Orthopaedic Specialty Group   (United States)

Author keywords

arthroplasty surgery; blood cultures; fever; postoperative management

Indexed keywords

ARTHROPLASTY; ARTICLE; BLOOD CULTURE; FEVER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PATIENT CARE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; TOTAL HIP PROSTHESIS; TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT;

ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT; BACTEREMIA; DIAGNOSTIC TESTS, ROUTINE; FEMALE; FEVER; HUMANS; MALE; PROSTHESIS-RELATED INFECTIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 34547571444     PISSN: 08835403     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.arth.2006.09.007     Document Type: Article

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