The Timing of prophylactic administration of antibiotics and the risk of surgical-wound infection

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 326, Issue 5, 1992, Pages 281-286

  Classen, David C ^a   Evans, R Scott ^a   Pestotnik, Stanley L ^a   Horn, Susan D ^a   Menlove, Ronald L ^a   Burke, John P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE TREATMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK; TIME;

EID: 0026529147     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: 15334406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJM199201303260501     Document Type: Article

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