Antibiotics to prevent infection in pateints with dog bite wounds: A meta-analysis of randomized trials

Annals of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 1994, Pages 535-540

  Cummings, Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFALEXIN; CLOXACILLIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; DICLOXACILLIN; ERYTHROMYCIN; OXACILLIN; PENICILLIN DERIVATIVE; PENICILLIN G;

ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOG BITE; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; HAND INJURY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFECTION RISK; META ANALYSIS; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; WOUND INFECTION;

ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BITES AND STINGS; DOGS; HUMANS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS; RISK; WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 0028216961     PISSN: 01960644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0196-0644(94)70073-7     Document Type: Article

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