Postoperative infections in the age of drug-resistant gram-positive bacteria

American Journal of Medicine

Volumn 104, Issue 5 A, 1998, Pages 11S-16S

  Nichols, Ronald Lee ^a  

^a TULANE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; CEPHALOSPORIN; COAGULASE; ENEMA; ERYTHROMYCIN; GLYCOPEPTIDE; LAXATIVE; MACROGOL; METICILLIN; METRONIDAZOLE; NEOMYCIN; SODIUM DIHYDROGEN PHOSPHATE; VANCOMYCIN;

ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; CONFERENCE PAPER; ENTEROCOCCUS; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; HAND WASHING; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; HYGIENE; IMPLANT; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION RISK; INTESTINE PREPARATION; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WOUND CARE; WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 0032577478     PISSN: 00029343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9343(98)00150-8     Document Type: Conference Paper

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