A retrospective study showing the misuse of prophylactic antibiotics in patients undergoing appendectomy and cholecystectomy

Current Therapeutic Research - Clinical and Experimental

Volumn 61, Issue 8, 2000, Pages 534-539

  Martelli, Antonietta ^a,b   Mattioli, Francesca ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Antibiotic prophylaxis; Appendectomy; Cholecystectomy; Retrospective

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFOTAXIME; CEFTAZIDIME; CEFTIZOXIME; CEFTRIAXONE; PEFLOXACIN; PIPERACILLIN; PIPERACILLIN PLUS TAZOBACTAM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; APPENDECTOMY; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; FEMALE; GENERAL HOSPITAL; HUMAN; INFECTION; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

EID: 0033839414     PISSN: 0011393X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0011-393X(00)80035-1     Document Type: Article

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