Antimicrobial prophylaxis in colorectal surgery: A systematic review of randomized controlled trials

British Journal of Surgery

Volumn 85, Issue 9, 1998, Pages 1232-1241

  Song, F ^a   Glenny, A M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; AMPICILLIN; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; CEFALOTIN; CEFOTAXIME; CEFOTETAN; CEFOXITIN; CEFTRIAXONE; CEFUROXIME; CEPHALOSPORIN DERIVATIVE; CIPROFLOXACIN; CLINDAMYCIN; DOXYCYCLINE; ERYTHROMYCIN; FOSFOMYCIN; GENTAMICIN; IMIPENEM; LATAMOXEF; LINCOMYCIN; METRONIDAZOLE; MEZLOCILLIN; NALIDIXIC ACID; NEOMYCIN; NETILMICIN; PIPERACILLIN; SULBACTAM; THYMOSTIMULIN; TINIDAZOLE;

ANAEROBIC BACTERIUM; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; COLORECTAL SURGERY; DIARRHEA; DRUG EFFICACY; HUMAN; LITERATURE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MORTALITY; NAUSEA; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RASH; SURGICAL INFECTION;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; CEFUROXIME; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; COLON; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; GENTAMICINS; HUMANS; METRONIDAZOLE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS; RECTUM; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0031704422     PISSN: 00071323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2168.1998.00883.x     Document Type: Article

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