Antibiotic prophylaxis in percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy

American Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 91, Issue 11, 1996, Pages 2301-2304

  Sturgis, Thomas M ^a,b   Yancy, William ^a   Cole, Jack C ^a   Proctor, Deborah D ^a   Minhas, Balbir S ^a   Marcuard, Stefan P ^a  

^a EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b University Medical Center   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFAZOLIN; PLACEBO; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; ERYTHEMA; EXUDATE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PERCUTANEOUS ENDOSCOPIC GASTROSTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STOMA; STOMACH PH; WOUND INFECTION;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; CEFAZOLIN; CEPHALOSPORINS; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; GASTROSTOMY; HUMANS; INTUBATION, GASTROINTESTINAL; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 0029851306     PISSN: 00029270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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