A review of post-operative infections in veterinary orthopaedic surgery

Veterinary and Comparative Orthopaedics and Traumatology

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 99-105

  Weese, J S ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Nosocomial; Orthopaedic; Surgical site infections

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; INFECTION CONTROL; METHODOLOGY; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; STANDARD; SURGICAL INFECTION;

ANIMALS; INFECTION CONTROL; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RISK FACTORS; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 42549158978     PISSN: 09320814     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3415/VCOT-07-11-0105     Document Type: Review

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