A prospective randomized trial of ampicillin/sulbactam vs cefoxitin prophylaxis for radical gynecologic surgery

International Journal of Gynecological Cancer

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 298-301

  Fanning, J ^a   Sweetland, D J ^a   Hilgers, R D ^a  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF OHIO   (United States)

Author keywords

antibiotic; colitis; surgical prophylaxis

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; CEFOXITIN; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE TOXIN A; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE TOXIN B; HEPARIN; SULBACTAM; SULTAMICILLIN;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; COLITIS; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIARRHEA; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MIXTURE; FEMALE; FEVER; GYNECOLOGIC CANCER; GYNECOLOGIC SURGERY; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PREOPERATIVE TREATMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SUBCUTANEOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; SURGICAL INFECTION;

EID: 0030055172     PISSN: 1048891X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1525-1438.1996.06040298.x     Document Type: Article

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