Antibiotic prophylaxis in elective colorectal surgery

ANZ Journal of Surgery

Volumn 72, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 275-278

  Gul, Yunus A ^a   Lian, Lee H ^a   Jabar, Faisal M ^a   Moissinac, Kevin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY PUTRA MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Antibiotic prophylaxis; Colorectal surgery; Elective; Postoperative

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEPHALOSPORIN DERIVATIVE; METRONIDAZOLE;

ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ARTICLE; COLORECTAL SURGERY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTIVE SURGERY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; GENERAL SURGERY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MEDICAL LITERATURE; NORMAL HUMAN; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESCRIPTION; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; WOUND INFECTION;

AMOXICILLIN-POTASSIUM CLAVULANATE COMBINATION; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; CEPHALOSPORINS; COLORECTAL SURGERY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; METRONIDAZOLE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, ELECTIVE; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 0036097434     PISSN: 14451433     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1445-2197.2002.02365.x     Document Type: Article

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