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Toxin A-producing Clostridium difficile as an aetiological factor of post-traumatic wound infection
Journal of Medical Microbiology, 06/16/09

Deptula A et al. - A 31-year-old female, a car accident victim, was admitted to hospital because of polytrauma. After open reduction and internal fixation of a supracondylar femoral fracture by means of the dynamic condylar screw (DCS) system, a purulent fistula occurred. Microbiological examination of the pus revealed C. difficile as the single aetiological factor of this infection. Empirical antibiotic treatment with cefazoline and metronidazole had been administered right after the surgery.

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Hyperbaric oxygen therapy as an anti-infective agent
Expert Review of Anti-infective Therapy, 10/21/09

Outcome of Acute Prosthetic Joint Infections Due to Gram-Negative Bacilli Treated with Open Debridement and Retention of the Prosthesis
Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, 10/20/09

Propionibacterium acnes infection after shoulder arthroplasty: A diagnostic challenge
Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery, 11/03/09

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Ulcerative leg nodules in a transplant recipient
Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine, 10/16/09

Is use of the hands-free technique during surgery, a safe work practice, associated with safety climate
American Journal of Infection Control, 10/29/09

Comparison of higher dose and lower dose ganciclovir for cytomegalovirus prophylaxis in seropositive heart transplant recipients
Transplant Infectious Disease, 10/16/09

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