Hydrodebridement of wounds: Effectiveness in reducing wound bacterial contamination and potential for air bacterial contamination

Journal of Foot and Ankle Research

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2009, Pages

  Bowling, Frank L ^a   Stickings, Daryl S ^b   Edwards Jones, Valerie ^c   Armstrong, David G ^a,d   Boulton, Andrew J M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b Manchester Foot Clinic   (United Kingdom)

^c MANCHESTER METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

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EID: 77958510205     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17571146     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1757-1146-2-13     Document Type: Article

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