Cephazolin and metronidazole prophylaxis in head and neck surgery

Journal of Laryngology and Otology

Volumn 111, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 631-634

  Strauss, Melvin ^a,c   Saccogna, Phillip W ^d   Allphin, Allan L ^b  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Regional ENT Center   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS OF CLEVELAND   (United States)

^d NONE

Author keywords

Antibiotics; Head and neck neoplasms; Surgery; Wound infection

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFAZOLIN; METRONIDAZOLE;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ARTICLE; FEMALE; FISTULA; HEAD CANCER; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NECK CANCER; NECK DISSECTION; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; RACE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TISSUE FLAP; TRACHEOTOMY;

EID: 0030764446     PISSN: 00222151     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s0022215100138162     Document Type: Article

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