Antibiotic prophylaxis in clean neurosurgery

Journal of Chemotherapy

Volumn 13, Issue , 2001, Pages 119-122

  Cacciola, Francesco ^a   Cioffi, F ^a   Anichini, P ^a   Di Lorenzo, N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Antibiotic prophylaxis; Bacteriological factors; Clean neurosurgery; Intraoperative samples; Neurosurgical infection; Wound infection

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFTAZIDIME; RIFAMYCIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CONFERENCE PAPER; HUMAN; LAVAGE; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; NEUROSURGERY; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; SURGICAL INFECTION; SURGICAL WOUND; WOUND INFECTION;

AMOXICILLIN-POTASSIUM CLAVULANATE COMBINATION; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; BRAIN DISEASES; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; HUMANS; NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; VANCOMYCIN;

EID: 0035721539     PISSN: 1120009X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/joc.2001.13.Supplement-2.119     Document Type: Article

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