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Predebridement wound culture in open fractures does not predict postoperative wound infection: A pilot study

BACKGROUND: There is confusion in the current literature regarding the value of obtaining predebridement wound cultures in the management of open fractures with several studies reporting contrasting results. We undertook a pilot study to determine the initial bacterial flora of open fractures in our...

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Autores principales: Lingaraj, Reddy, Santoshi, John Ashutosh, Devi, Sheela, Najimudeen, Syed, Gnanadoss, James J., Kanagasabai, Rengasamy, Kanungo, Reba
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4630766/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26604622
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0976-9668.166088