Study of antibiotic prophylaxis during burn wound debridement in children

Journal of Burn Care and Rehabilitation

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 342-346

  Rodgers, Gail L ^a   Fisher, Margaret C ^c   Lo, Adrian ^b   Cresswell, Adrienne ^b   Long, Sarah S ^a  

^a ST CHRISTOPHER'S HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN   (United States)

^b TEMPLE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c DREXEL UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CEFAZOLIN; PLACEBO;

ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BLOOD CULTURE; BURN; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DEBRIDEMENT; DISEASE SEVERITY; HUMAN; QUANTITATIVE DIAGNOSIS; SKIN TRANSPLANTATION; TREATMENT PLANNING; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 0030855486     PISSN: 02738481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004630-199707000-00012     Document Type: Article

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