Once daily high-dose gentamicin to prevent infection in open fractures of the tibial shaft: A preliminary investigation

Southern Medical Journal

Volumn 94, Issue 12, 2001, Pages 1185-1191

  Russell Jr , George V ^a   King, Chantaé ^a   May, Carmen G ^a   Pearsall, Albert W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINOGLYCOSIDE ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFAZOLIN; CEFTRIAXONE; CEPHALOSPORIN DERIVATIVE; GENTAMICIN; OFLOXACIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; FRACTURE HEALING; HUMAN; INFECTION; NEPHROTOXICITY; OPEN FRACTURE; OTOTOXICITY; PROPHYLAXIS; TIBIA SHAFT FRACTURE; UREA NITROGEN BLOOD LEVEL;

EID: 0035691043     PISSN: 00384348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00007611-200112000-00011     Document Type: Article

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