| umls-concept:C0085073 | skos:definition | MSH: Infections resulting from the implantation of prosthetic devices. The infections may be acquired from intraoperative contamination (early) or hematogenously acquired from other sites (late).,NCI: A bacterial infection related to a device used to replace a missing body part. The infection may occur during the operation from direct contamination or post-operatively through hematogenous spread. | lld:umls |
