Unexpected positive intraoperative cultures and gram stain in revision total hip arthroplasty for presumed aseptic failure

Orthopedics

Volumn 30, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 1051-1053

  Berend, Keith R ^a,b   Lombardi Jr , Adolph V ^a   Adams, Joanne B ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Joint Implant Surgeons Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CEFAZOLIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; LINEZOLID; SULTAMICILLIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GRAM STAINING; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEPSIS; TOTAL HIP PROSTHESIS; TREATMENT FAILURE;

EID: 38749118631     PISSN: 01477447     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3928/01477447-20071201-17     Document Type: Article

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