Microbiology of explanted suture segments from infected and noninfected surgical patients

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 417-421

  Edmiston, Charles E ^a   Krepel, Candace J ^a   Marks, Richard M ^a   Rossi, Peter J ^a   Sanger, James ^a   Goldblatt, Matthew ^a   Graham, Mary Beth ^a   Rothenburger, Stephen ^b   Collier, John ^b   Seabrook, Gary R ^a  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

^b ETHICON INC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSORBABLE SUTURE; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ADHERENCE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BACTEROIDES FRAGILIS; BIOFILM; COAGULASE NEGATIVE STAPHYLOCOCCUS; DEVICE INFECTION; DEVICE REMOVAL; ENTEROCOCCUS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NONABSORBABLE SUTURE; NONHUMAN; PEPTOSTREPTOCOCCUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SERRATIA; SKIN FLORA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS; SURGICAL INFECTION; SUTURE;

EID: 84873052373     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: 1098660X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.02442-12     Document Type: Article

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