Microbiology in intraabdominal infections: What is the message for clinical studies? (Opinion paper)

Infection

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 63-66

  Condon, R E ^a  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFOXITIN; CLINDAMYCIN; GENTAMICIN; IMIPENEM; METRONIDAZOLE; SULTAMICILLIN; TOBRAMYCIN;

ABDOMINAL INFECTION; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL FLORA; DRUG EFFICACY;

ABDOMEN; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIA; BACTEROIDES FRAGILIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FORECASTING; HUMANS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0032934289     PISSN: 03008126     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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