Preoperative antimicrobial prophylaxis with a long-acting cephalosporin for thoracic surgery in 192 non small cell lung cancer patients

Journal of Chemotherapy

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 58-63

  Elia, S ^a   Gentile, M ^a   Guggino, G ^a   Rito Marcone, G ^a   Ferraro, A ^a   Ferrante, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

Author keywords

Ceftriaxone; Non small cell lung cancer; Surgical prophylaxis; Thoracic surgery

Indexed keywords

CEFAZOLIN; CEFTIZOXIME; CEFTRIAXONE; CEFUROXIME;

ADULT; AGED; ALPHA HEMOLYTIC STREPTOCOCCUS; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG TISSUE LEVEL; FEMALE; FEVER; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE; HUMAN; INTRAMUSCULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; LEUKOCYTOSIS; LUNG INFECTION; LUNG NON SMALL CELL CANCER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PLEURA FLUID; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE; THORAX SURGERY; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 0031939628     PISSN: 1120009X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/joc.1998.10.1.58     Document Type: Article

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