Penicillin prophylaxis in complicated wounds of hands and feet: A randomized, double-blind trial

Injury

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 275-278

  Madsen, M S ^a,c   Neumann, L ^a   Andersen, J A ^b  

^a SVENDBORG HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b ODENSE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^c KOLDING HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PENICILLIN G; PENICILLIN V; PLACEBO;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIARRHEA; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FOOT INJURY; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; HAND INJURY; HUMAN; INTRAMUSCULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NONHUMAN; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STATISTICS; WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 0029934783     PISSN: 00201383     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0020-1383(95)00224-3     Document Type: Article

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