Antibiotic-coated surgical sutures against surgical site infection

Surgery

Volumn 147, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 464-465

  Fujita, Tetsuji ^a  

^a JIKEI UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TRICLOSAN;

HUMAN; LETTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL INFECTION; SUTURE;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; HUMANS; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; SUTURE TECHNIQUES; SUTURES;

EID: 76749090463     PISSN: 00396060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.surg.2009.04.019     Document Type: Letter

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