Survey on current hydrotherapy use among North American burn centers

Journal of Burn Care and Research

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 393-399

  Davison, Peter G ^a   Loiselle, Frederick B ^a   Nickerson, Duncan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHLORHEXIDINE; DETERGENT; HYPOCHLORITE SODIUM; POVIDONE IODINE;

ACINETOBACTER; ARTICLE; BURN; BURN INFECTION; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CLINICAL PRACTICE; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; HYDROTHERAPY; INFECTION PREVENTION; INTERNET; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NONHUMAN; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TREND STUDY;

BURN UNITS; BURNS; CANADA; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CHLORHEXIDINE; CROSS INFECTION; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; HYDROTHERAPY; METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; RISK FACTORS; UNITED STATES; WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 77952304550     PISSN: 1559047X     EISSN: 15590488     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BCR.0b013e3181db5215     Document Type: Article

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