Current guidelines for antibiotic prophylaxis of surgical wounds

American Family Physician

Volumn 57, Issue 11, 1998, Pages 2731-2740

  Woods, Ronald K ^a   Dellinger, E Patchen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINOGLYCOSIDE ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFAZOLIN; CEFOTETAN; CEFOXITIN; CIPROFLOXACIN; CLINDAMYCIN; METRONIDAZOLE; VANCOMYCIN;

ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; CONTAMINATION; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; GASTROINTESTINAL SURGERY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFECTION RISK; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SURGICAL INFECTION; SURGICAL WOUND; TREATMENT INDICATION;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; HALF-LIFE; HISTORY, 17TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 19TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HUMANS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; RISK; RISK FACTORS; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 0032104211     PISSN: 0002838X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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