Bacterial profile of suction drains and the relationship thereof to surgical-site infections in prosthetic breast reconstruction
Background Despite the increasing popularity of prosthetic breast reconstruction, scant data exist on the microbiological profile of drainage fluid from closed-suction drains and the relationship thereof to surgical-site infections (SSIs) in breast reconstruction surgery. This study aimed to determ...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Thieme Medical Publishers, Inc.
2018-11-01
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| Series: | Archives of Plastic Surgery |
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| Online Access: | http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.5999/aps.2018.00437 |