Antibiotic prophylaxis for surgical procedures: Survey from an Italian University Hospital

Journal of Chemotherapy

Volumn 10, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 375-380

  Motola, G ^a,b   Russo, F ^a   Mangrella, M ^a   Vacca, C ^a   Mazzeo, F ^a   Rossi, F ^a  

^a SECOND UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

Author keywords

Antibiotics; Drug epidemiology; Surgical prophylaxis

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; CEFAZOLIN; CEFODIZIME; CEFOTAXIME; CEFOTETAN; CEFOXITIN; CEFTAZIDIME; CEFTRIAXONE; CEPHALOSPORIN DERIVATIVE; CILASTATIN PLUS IMIPENEM; CLARITHROMYCIN; CLINDAMYCIN; ERYTHROMYCIN; GENTAMICIN; MEROPENEM; NEOMYCIN; NETILMICIN; PEFLOXACIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DRUG EFFICACY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; INFECTION; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; SURGICAL INFECTION;

EID: 0031795898     PISSN: 1120009X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/joc.1998.10.5.375     Document Type: Article

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