Early use of allograft skin: Are 3-day microbiologic cultures safe?

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 64, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 816-818

  Britton Byrd, Benita W ^a   Lynch, James P ^a   Williamson, Stephen ^a   McCauley, Robert L ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL BRANCH   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Allograft skin; Burns; Microbiology cultures

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE TECHNIQUE; HUMAN; MICROBIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN ALLOGRAFT; SURGEON;

BACTERIA; CADAVER; HUMANS; SAFETY; SKIN; SKIN TRANSPLANTATION; TISSUE DONORS; TRANSPLANTATION, HOMOLOGOUS;

EID: 40549100991     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: 15298809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/TA.0b013e318165bbf9     Document Type: Article

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