Bacterial growth and wound infection following saphenous vein harvesting in cardiac surgery: a randomized controlled trial of the impact of microbial skin sealant

European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

Volumn 33, Issue 11, 2014, Pages 1981-1987

  Falk Brynhildsen, K ^a,b   Soderquist B ^a,b   Friberg, O ^a   Nilsson, U ^b  

^a ÖREBRO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b ÖREBRO UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CLOXACILLIN;

AGED; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; LEG; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SAPHENOUS VEIN GRAFT; SEALANT; SURGICAL INFECTION; WOUND INFECTION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ADVERSE EFFECTS; INFECTION CONTROL; INJURY; MICROBIOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PREOPERATIVE CARE; PROCEDURES; SAPHENOUS VEIN; SKIN; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; VERY ELDERLY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREOPERATIVE CARE; SAPHENOUS VEIN; SKIN; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; WOUNDS AND INJURIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84911005344     PISSN: 09349723     EISSN: 14354373     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10096-014-2168-x     Document Type: Article

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