Antimicrobial prophylaxis in surgery: Mechanisms, misconceptions, and mischief

Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 1993, Pages 99-106

  Ehrenkranz, N Joel ^a  

^a Florida Consortium for Infection Control   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HUMAN; SURGERY; SURGICAL INFECTION; TIME;

ANTIBIOTICS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HUMAN; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, OPERATIVE; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0027550470     PISSN: 0899823X     EISSN: 15596834     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/646690     Document Type: Article

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