The antibiotic treatment of gunshot wounds

Injury

Volumn 28, Issue SUPPL.3, 1997, Pages 1-5

  Miclau, Theodore ^a   Farjo, Laith A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Antibiotics; Gunshot wounds; High velocity; Infection; Low velocity

Indexed keywords

AMINOGLYCOSIDE ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFALEXIN; CEFALOTIN; CEFAZOLIN; CEFTRIAXONE; CEPHALOSPORIN DERIVATIVE; CIPROFLOXACIN; PENICILLIN G; STREPTOMYCIN;

ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; FRACTURE FIXATION; GUNSHOT INJURY; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SOFT TISSUE INJURY; VELOCITY; WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 0031458347     PISSN: 00201383     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0020-1383(96)00127-1     Document Type: Review

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