Mechanisms of musculoskeletal sepsis.

The Orthopedic clinics of North America ·Vol. 22 ·No. 3 ·1991-07-00 ·Pages 363-71

Gristina AG, Naylor PT, Myrvik QN

Abstract

Musculoskeletal infection is extraordinarily resistant to treatment. Bacterial colonization is discussed as well as host defense systems and antibiotic resistance.

MeSH Terms

Anti-Bacterial Agents/administration & dosage,pharmacology,therapeutic use Bacterial Adhesion Biocompatible Materials/adverse effects Colony Count, Microbial Drug Resistance, Microbial Equipment Contamination Foreign-Body Reaction/etiology,immunology Humans Immunocompetence Muscular Diseases/drug therapy,etiology,microbiology Osteomyelitis/drug therapy,etiology,microbiology Sepsis/drug therapy,etiology,microbiology

Chemicals

Anti-Bacterial Agents Biocompatible Materials

Authors & Affiliations

3 authors, click to expand affiliations / ORCID

Gristina A G

Musculoskeletal Sciences Research Institute, Herndon, Virginia.

Naylor P T

Myrvik Q N

Article Info

Journal

The Orthopedic clinics of North America

Abbr.

Orthop Clin North Am

ISSN

0030-5898

Published

1991-07-00

Pages

363-71

Language

English

Region

United States

NLM ID

0254463

Subset

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