How many antibiotics are necessary to treat abdominal trauma victims?

American Surgeon

Volumn 63, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 525-535

  Sims, Edward H ^a,d   Thadepalli, Haragopal ^a,b   Ganesan, Kalpana ^a   Mandal, Ashis K ^b,c  

^a CHARLES R DREW UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND SCIENCE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c KING DREW MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d Trauma Center   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; CEFOPERAZONE; CEFOTETAN; CEFOXITIN; CEFTRIAXONE; GENTAMICIN; METRONIDAZOLE;

ABDOMINAL ABSCESS; ABDOMINAL PENETRATING TRAUMA; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BACTEROIDES FRAGILIS; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG MIXTURE; ENTEROCOCCUS; FEMALE; FEVER; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SEPTICEMIA; WOUND INFECTION;

ABDOMINAL INJURIES; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; CEFOPERAZONE; CEFTRIAXONE; CEPHALOSPORINS; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FEMALE; GENTAMICINS; HUMANS; MALE; METRONIDAZOLE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND INFECTION; WOUNDS, PENETRATING;

EID: 0030918943     PISSN: 00031348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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