Effect of cefamandole, cefuroxime and cefoxitin on yeast fecal flora of surgical patients

Chemotherapy

Volumn 44, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 324-327

  Thomakos, N ^a   Maraki, S ^b   Liakakos, T ^a   Macheras, A ^a   Kanavaki, S ^c   Marinis, E ^c   Sehas, M ^a   Margioris, A N ^b   Samonis, G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CRETE   (Greece)

^c SOTIRIA GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Greece)

Author keywords

Cefamandole; Cefoxitin; Cefuroxime; Gut; Yeast

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFAMANDOLE; CEFOXITIN; CEFUROXIME;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COLONY FORMING UNIT; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FECES CULTURE; FECES MICROFLORA; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL PATIENT; YEAST;

EID: 0031840574     PISSN: 00093157     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000007130     Document Type: Article

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