Non-observance of guidelines for surgical antimicrobial prophylaxis and surgical-site infections

Pharmacy World and Science

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 95-99

  Lallemand, S ^a   Thouverez, M ^a   Bailly, P ^a   Bertrand, X ^a   Talon, D ^a  

^a Res F Comtois Lutte Cont Infect   (France)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial prophylaxis; Assessment of practice; France; Guidelines; Non observance; Surgical site infections

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; CEPHALOSPORIN DERIVATIVE; QUINOLINE DERIVED ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESCRIPTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SURGICAL INFECTION; AGED; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MULTICENTER STUDY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; FEMALE; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HUMAN; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; ODDS RATIO; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 0035990413     PISSN: 09281231     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1016122202439     Document Type: Article

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