Efficacy of oral ofloxacin for single-dose perioperative prophylaxis in general surgery - A controlled randomized clinical study

Langenbeck's Archives of Surgery

Volumn 386, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 397-401

  Schwarz, M ^a   Isenmann, R ^a   Thomsen, J ^a   Gaus, W ^a   Beger, H G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Antibiotic prophylaxis; Infection; Ofloxacin; Oral antibiotic; Surgery

Indexed keywords

METRONIDAZOLE; MEZLOCILLIN; OFLOXACIN;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COLON RESECTION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG BIOAVAILABILITY; DRUG COST; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG INDUCED DISEASE; FEMALE; GENERAL SURGERY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFECTION PREVENTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PANCREAS RESECTION; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SURGICAL INFECTION;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; COLON; FEMALE; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, INTRAVENOUS; MALE; METRONIDAZOLE; MEZLOCILLIN; MIDDLE AGED; OFLOXACIN; PANCREAS; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 0035211520     PISSN: 14352443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004230100245     Document Type: Article

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