Antibiotic prophylaxis and open groin hernia repair

World Journal of Surgery

Volumn 21, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 811-815

  Taylor, Eric W ^a   Byrne, Derek J ^b   Leaper, David J ^c   Karran, Stephan J ^d   Browne, M Kennedy ^e   Mitchell, Kenneth J ^f  

^a NHS GREATER GLASGOW AND CLYDE   (United Kingdom)

^b NINEWELLS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c SOUTHMEAD HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d SOUTHAMPTON GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^e MONKLANDS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^f ROYAL ALEXANDRA HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; PLACEBO;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INGUINAL HERNIA; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; WOUND CLOSURE; WOUND DRAINAGE; WOUND INFECTION;

ADULT; AGED; AMOXICILLIN-POTASSIUM CLAVULANATE COMBINATION; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FEMALE; HERNIA, INGUINAL; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 0030984454     PISSN: 03642313     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002689900311     Document Type: Article

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