Is single-dose antibiotic prophylaxis sufficient for any surgical procedure?

Journal of Chemotherapy

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 556-564

  Esposito, Silvano ^a,b  

^a SECOND UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES   (Italy)

^b Ospedale Gesu e Maria   (Italy)

Author keywords

Ceftriaxone; Postoperative infection; Surgical prophylaxis

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFTRIAXONE; CEPHALOSPORIN DERIVATIVE;

ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; CONFERENCE PAPER; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION;

EID: 0033392242     PISSN: 1120009X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/joc.1999.11.6.556     Document Type: Conference Paper

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