One day vs. Two days of prophylactic antibiotics in patients undergoing major head and neck surgery

Laryngoscope

Volumn 94, Issue 5, 1984, Pages 612-614

  Fee, Willard E ^a   Glenn, Michael ^a   Handen, Cynthia ^a   Hopp, Martin L ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LATAMOXEF; NAFCILLIN; PIPERACILLIN; TOBRAMYCIN;

CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG COMPARISON; DRUG MONITORING; DRUG THERAPY; HEAD AND NECK SURGERY; HUMAN; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFECTION RATE; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PREVENTION; PROPHYLAXIS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM; THERAPY; WOUND INFECTION;

ADULT; AGED; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; FEMALE; HEAD AND NECK NEOPLASMS; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGE; MOXALACTAM; PREMEDICATION; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 0021267112     PISSN: 0023852X     EISSN: 15314995     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1288/00005537-198405000-00006     Document Type: Article

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