Do topical antibiotics provide improved prophylaxis against bacterial growth in the presence of polypropylene mesh?

American Journal of Surgery

Volumn 171, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 391-393

  Troy, Matthew G ^a,b   Dong, Quan Sheng ^a,b   Dobrin, Philip B ^a,b,c   Hecht, David ^a,b  

^a LOYOLA UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; BACITRACIN; CEFAZOLIN; POLYPROPYLENE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG FORMULATION; DRUG MIXTURE; HERNIORRHAPHY; INFECTION CONTROL; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; PREOPERATIVE TREATMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; SURGICAL INFECTION; TOPICAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

EID: 0029864815     PISSN: 00029610     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9610(97)89616-X     Document Type: Article

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