Contaminated marine wounds-the risk of a
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Kueh, C.S.W. ;Kutarski, P. ;Brunton, M.
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Article
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1992
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Wiley (Blackwell Publishing)
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English
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An animal model was used to determine the potential for causing wound infections of bacteria isolated from marine recreational beaches in Hong Kong. Water samples were characterized physically, chemically and bacteriologically and used to inoculate artificially‐induced wounds in rats. Morbidity and