The role of preoperative antibiotic prophylaxis in cosmetic surgery

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 109, Issue 7, 2002, Pages 2570-2573

  Fatica, Cynthia A ^a   Gordon, Steven M ^a   Zins, James E ^a  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFAZOLIN; CLINDAMYCIN; ERYTHROMYCIN; OXACILLIN; PENICILLIN G; TETRACYCLINE; VANCOMYCIN;

AGED; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CASE REPORT; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESTHETIC SURGERY; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HUMAN; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFECTION RISK; OPERATION DURATION; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; PREOPERATIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; SKIN INCISION; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0036108012     PISSN: 00321052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006534-200206000-00062     Document Type: Article

References (4)

1. Guideline for the prevention of surgical site infections, 1999
2. Mycobacterium chelonae wound infections after plastic surgery employing contaminated gentian violet skin-marking solution