Potential for infection in orthopaedic practice due to individually packaged screws

Injury

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 163-165

  Smith, G ^a   Vindenes, F ^a   Keijzers, G ^a   Rando, A ^a  

^a GOLD COAST UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Implants; Infection; Orthopaedics

Indexed keywords

ALPHA HEMOLYTIC STREPTOCOCCUS; ARTICLE; BACILLUS; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BONE SCREW; CANDIDA; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORYNEBACTERIUM; FUNGUS GROWTH; INFECTION RISK; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MICROCOCCUS; NEISSERIA; NONHUMAN; NURSE; OPERATING ROOM; PACKAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTHESIS INFECTION; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STREPTOMYCES; SURGICAL INFECTION; BACTERIAL COUNT; CROSS INFECTION; HUMAN; MEDICAL DEVICE CONTAMINATION; MICROBIOLOGY; ORTHOPEDICS; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; PROCEDURES; RISK ASSESSMENT;

BONE SCREWS; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; CROSS INFECTION; EQUIPMENT CONTAMINATION; HUMANS; OPERATING ROOMS; ORTHOPEDICS; PRODUCT PACKAGING; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 61549134834     PISSN: 00201383     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.injury.2008.06.024     Document Type: Article

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