Antimicrobial gauze as a dressing reduces pin site infection: A randomized controlled trial

Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research

Volumn 470, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 610-615

  Lee, C K ^a   Chua, Y P ^a   Saw, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MALAYA MEDICAL CENTRE   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; POLY(HEXAMETHYLENEBIGUANIDE);

ADULT; AGED; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; EXTERNAL FIXATOR; FEMALE; GAUZE DRESSING; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LEG LENGTHENING; MALE; PIN SITE INFECTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK FACTOR; RISK REDUCTION; SCHOOL CHILD; SURGICAL INFECTION;

EID: 84856780268     PISSN: 0009921X     EISSN: 15281132     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11999-011-1990-z     Document Type: Article

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