Optimizing the timing of antimicrobial prophylaxis in surgery: An intervention study

Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 301-308

  Gyssens, Inge C ^a,b   Geerligs, Irene E J ^a   Nannini Bergman, Marfa G ^a   Knape, Johannes T A ^a   Hekster, Yechiel A ^a   Van der Meer, Jos W M ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANESTHESIST; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; COMMUNITY HOSPITAL; MEDICAL EDUCATION; NURSE; SURGEON; SURGERY; SURGICAL WARD; TIME; TOURNIQUET; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

EID: 0029744108     PISSN: 03057453     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jac/38.2.301     Document Type: Article

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