title: Bacterial colonization of orthopedic fixation devices in the absence of clinical infection.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, Bellarmine College, Louisville, Kentucky.
authors.forename: J J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Dobbins
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Seligson
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Raff
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001419:Bacteria / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004866:Equipment Contamination; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009984:Orthopedic Fixation Devices; D013210:Staphylococcus / Q000302:isolation & purification