The routine use of atypical cultures in presumed aseptic revisions is unnecessary

Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research

Volumn 471, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 3171-3177

  Tokarski, Anthony T ^a   O'Neil, Joseph ^a   Deirmengian, Carl A ^a   Ferguson, Joseph ^a   Deirmengian, Gregory K ^a  

^a THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ACID FAST BACTERIUM; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOLLOW UP; FUNGUS CULTURE; HIP ARTHROPLASTY; HOSPITAL CHARGE; HUMAN; INFECTION RATE; INFECTION RISK; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; KNEE ARTHROPLASTY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MYCOBACTERIOSIS; MYCOSIS; NONHUMAN; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REIMPLANTATION; REOPERATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR;

EID: 84884701013     PISSN: 0009921X     EISSN: 15281132     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11999-013-2917-7     Document Type: Conference Paper

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