Antibiotic prophylaxis during clean neurosurgery: A large, multicenter study using cefuroxime

Clinical Therapeutics

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 84-94

  Holloway, Kathryn L ^a   Smith, Ken W ^b   Wilberger Jr , James E ^c   Jemsek, Joseph G ^d   Giguere, Gregory C ^e   Collins, Jeffrey J ^e  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Blue Ridge Neuroscience Center   (United States)

^c ALLEGHENY GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d Nalle Clinic   (United States)

^e GLAXOSMITHKLINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CEFAZOLIN; CEFUROXIME; ERYTHROMYCIN; NAFCILLIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ADULT; AGED; ANAPHYLAXIS; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CRANIOTOMY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LAMINECTOMY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; NAUSEA; NEUROSURGERY; PRURITUS; VOMITING; WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 0029820277     PISSN: 01492918     EISSN: 1879114X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0149-2918(96)80181-0     Document Type: Article

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