Wound infections due to Mycobacterium fortuitum after polypropylene mesh inguinal hernia repair

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 66, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 374-377

  Celdran A ^a   Esteban, J ^a   Manas J ^a   Granizo, J J ^a  

^a Hospital UniversitarioFundación Jiménez Díaz   (Spain)

Author keywords

Hernia surgery; Mycobacterium fortuitum; Polypropylene; Surgical infection

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; BIOMATERIAL; CIPROFLOXACIN; CLARITHROMYCIN; POLYPROPYLENE;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DEBRIDEMENT; DEVICE REMOVAL; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; FEVER; HERNIOPLASTY; HUMAN; INGUINAL HERNIA; MYCOBACTERIUM FORTUITUM; PATHOGENESIS; PROPHYLAXIS; REOPERATION; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SWELLING; WOUND DRAINAGE; WOUND HEALING; WOUND INFECTION;

AGED; FEMALE; HERNIA, INGUINAL; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MYCOBACTERIUM FORTUITUM; MYCOBACTERIUM INFECTIONS, ATYPICAL; POLYPROPYLENES; SURGICAL MESH; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 34547702357     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2007.05.006     Document Type: Article

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