Polymicrobial infections and microbial patterns in infected nonunions – a descriptive analysis of 42 cases

Abstract Background Frequencies of polymicrobial infection and pathogens evidenced in course of infected nonunion treatment are largely unknown. Therefore, this study aims at investigating microbial patterns in infected nonunions. Methods Surgically treated patients with long bone infected nonunion...

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Main Authors: Markus Rupp, Stefanie Kern, Tobias Weber, Tamina D. Menges, Reinhard Schnettler, Christian Heiß, Volker Alt
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-09-01
Series:BMC Infectious Diseases
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12879-020-05386-9