Antibiotic prophylaxis for orthopedic prostheses and GI procedures: Report of a survey

American Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 92, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 989-991

  Meyer, George W ^a,b   Artis, April L ^a,b  

^a ATLANTA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; AMPICILLIN; GENTAMICIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ARTICLE; COLONOSCOPY; GASTROINTESTINAL SURGERY; GRAFT INFECTION; HUMAN; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; POLYPECTOMY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT INDICATION;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; BACTEREMIA; BALLOON DILATATION; BIOPSY; COLONIC POLYPS; COLONOSCOPY; COMMUNICABLE DISEASES; DENTAL PROPHYLAXIS; DENTISTRY, OPERATIVE; ENDOSCOPY, DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; ESOPHAGEAL AND GASTRIC VARICES; ESOPHAGEAL STENOSIS; GASTROENTEROLOGY; HUMANS; JOINT PROSTHESIS; PHYSICIAN EXECUTIVES; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; PROSTHESIS-RELATED INFECTIONS; SCLEROTHERAPY; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0030995714     PISSN: 00029270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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