Use of antibiotics in penetrating craniocerebral injuries

Lancet

Volumn 355, Issue 9217, 2000, Pages 1813-1817

  Bayston, R ^a   De Louvois, J ^b   Brown, E M ^c   Johnston, R A ^d   Lees, P ^e   Pople, I K ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b 3 Clonmell Close ^*  (United Kingdom)

^c FRENCHAY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d SOUTHERN GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^e SOUTHAMPTON GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ARTICLE; BATTLE INJURY; BRAIN INJURY; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DATA BASE; HUMAN; INFECTION COMPLICATION; MEDICAL LITERATURE; PENETRATING TRAUMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPORT INJURY;

EID: 0034690739     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(00)02275-3     Document Type: Article

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