Bacteraemia during tonsillectomy: A study of the factors involved and clinical implications

Clinical Otolaryngology and Allied Sciences

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 63-66

  Soldado, L ^a,c   Esteban, F ^a   Delgado Rodriguez M ^b   Solanellas, J ^a   Florez, C ^a   Martin E ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO DE VALME   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CANTABRIA   (Spain)

^c Div of Prev Med and Public Health University of Cantabria ^*  (Spain)

Author keywords

Antibiotic prophylaxis; Bacteraemia; Tonsillectomy

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; BETA LACTAM ANTIBIOTIC; BETA LACTAMASE; PENICILLIN G;

ALPHA HEMOLYTIC STREPTOCOCCUS; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ARTICLE; BACTEREMIA; BACTERIAL ENDOCARDITIS; BLOOD CULTURE; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISSECTION; DRUG CHOICE; DYSPHAGIA; FEVER; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MICROFLORA; PENICILLIN RESISTANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STREPTOCOCCUS; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TONSILLECTOMY; VOMITING;

EID: 0031903231     PISSN: 03077772     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2273.1998.00082.x     Document Type: Article

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