Surgical antibiotic prophylaxis: Tradition and change

International Journal of Clinical Practice, Supplement

Volumn , Issue 95, 1998, Pages 39-43

  Gudiol, Francesc ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARI DE BELLVITGE   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFALOTIN; CEFONICID; CEFOTAXIME; CEFOXITIN; CEFTRIAXONE; CEPHALOSPORIN; CEPHALOSPORIN DERIVATIVE; METICILLIN; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ASEPSIS; COMPUTER ANALYSIS; CONFERENCE PAPER; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG CHOICE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MONITORING; HISTORY OF MEDICINE; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PHARMACIST; PHYSICIAN; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGEON; SURGERY; TEAMWORK; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; SURGICAL INFECTION;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; HUMANS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 0031595647     PISSN: 1368504X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

References (4)

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