Short-term prophylaxis in clean-contaminated surgery

Journal of Chemotherapy

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 551-555

  DiPiro, Joseph T ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b MEDICAL COLLEGE OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial prophylaxis; Chemoprophylaxis; Surgical infection; Wound infection

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFOXITIN; CEPHALOSPORIN DERIVATIVE; ERYTHROMYCIN; NEOMYCIN;

ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; CONFERENCE PAPER; HUMAN; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; SURGICAL INFECTION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

EID: 0033387571     PISSN: 1120009X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/joc.1999.11.6.551     Document Type: Conference Paper

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