Against antibiotic prophylaxis for cutaneous laser resurfacing

Dermatologic Surgery

Volumn 26, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 697-698

  Alster, Tina S ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIVIRUS AGENT;

ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; DRUG INDICATION; HUMAN; INFECTION RATE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT SURVEY; SKIN SURGERY; VIRUS INFECTION; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 0033928391     PISSN: 10760512     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1524-4725.2000.00090-1.x     Document Type: Short Survey

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