A trial of ciprofloxacin and metronidazole vs gentamicin and metronidazole for penetrating abdominal trauma

Archives of Surgery

Volumn 133, Issue 12, 1998, Pages 1289-1296

  Tyburski, James G ^a   Wilson, Robert F ^a   Warsow, Karyn M ^a   McCreadie, Scott ^a  

^a DETROIT RECEIVING HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CIPROFLOXACIN; GENTAMICIN; METRONIDAZOLE;

ABDOMINAL PENETRATING TRAUMA; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; HOSPITAL COST; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INFECTION RATE; INFECTION RISK; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

ABDOMINAL INJURIES; ADULT; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; CIPROFLOXACIN; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; GENTAMICINS; HUMANS; INFECTION; LENGTH OF STAY; METRONIDAZOLE; RISK FACTORS; WOUNDS, PENETRATING;

EID: 0032436430     PISSN: 00040010     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archsurg.133.12.1289     Document Type: Article

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