Prophylactic antibiotics in penetrating wounds of the abdomen

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 1972, Pages 282-289

  Fullen, William D ^a   Hunt, John ^a   Altemeier, William A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CHLORAMPHENICOL; PENICILLIN DERIVATIVE; TETRACYCLINE;

ABDOMINAL INJURY; ARTICLE; COLON; HUMAN; INJURY; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PREOPERATIVE CARE; WOUND INFECTION;

ABDOMINAL INJURIES; ANTIBIOTICS; CHLORAMPHENICOL; COLON; HUMAN; PENICILLINS; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PREOPERATIVE CARE; TETRACYCLINE; WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 0015322897     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: 15298809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005373-197204000-00003     Document Type: Article

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