Prevalence of pin tract infection: The role of combined silver sulphadiazine and chlorhexidine dressing

Nigerian Journal of Clinical Practice

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 268-271

  Ogbemudia, A O ^a   Bafor, A ^a   Edomwonyi, E ^a   Enemudo, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BENIN   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Dressings; External fixation; Pin tract infection; Prevalence

Indexed keywords

CHLORHEXIDINE; SULFADIAZINE SILVER; TOPICAL ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BANDAGE; BONE NAIL; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXTERNAL FIXATOR; FEMALE; FRACTURE FIXATION; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION; SURGICAL INFECTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS, LOCAL; BANDAGES; BONE NAILS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHLORHEXIDINE; EXTERNAL FIXATORS; FEMALE; FRACTURE FIXATION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SILVER SULFADIAZINE; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77956662472     PISSN: 11193077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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