Infections and bacteriological data after laparoscopic and open gallbladder surgery

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 27-37

  Den Hoed, P T ^a,c   Boelhouwer, R U ^a   Veen, H F ^a   Hop, W C J ^b   Bruining, H A ^c  

^a IKAZIA HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^b ERASMUS UNIVERSITY ROTTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^c ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Infection; Laparascopic gallbladder surgery

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ACUTE CHOLECYSTITIS; ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ARTICLE; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; CHOLECYSTITIS; EMERGENCY SURGERY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL SURGERY; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; KLEBSIELLA; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MORBIDITY; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; RISK FACTOR; WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 0031748426     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0195-6701(98)90240-7     Document Type: Article

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