Journal of the American College of Surgeons
Volume 206, Issue 1 , Pages 113-122 , January 2008

An Enzyme-Mediated Assay to Quantify Inoculation Volume Delivered by Suture Needlestick Injury: Two Gloves Are Better Than One

  • Daniel R. Lefebvre, MD

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence address: Daniel R Lefebvre, MD, Division of Surgical Research, Department of Surgery, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Cooper University Hospital, 401 Haddon Ave, Rm 110, Camden, NJ 08103.
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  • Louise F. Strande, MS
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  • Charles W. Hewitt, PhD

Received 12 February 2007 ,Revised 30 May 2007 ,Accepted 6 June 2007.

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 Competing Interests Declared: None.

PII: S1072-7515(07)00774-0

doi: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2007.06.282

Journal of the American College of Surgeons
Volume 206, Issue 1 , Pages 113-122 , January 2008

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