A national survey of antimicrobial prophylaxis in adult cardiac surgery across Canada

Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 21-27

  Paradiso Hardy, Fran L ^a   Cornish, Patti ^a   Pharand, Chantal ^a   Fremes, Stephen E ^a  

^a SUNNYBROOK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Antibiotics; Cardiac surgical procedures; Prophylaxis; Surgical wound infection

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFAZOLIN; CEFUROXIME; CLINDAMYCIN; CLOXACILLIN; ERYTHROMYCIN; GENTAMICIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ARTICLE; CANADA; CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; HEALTH SURVEY; HEART SURGERY; HEART VALVE SURGERY; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PENICILLIN ALLERGY; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; PREOPERATIVE CARE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 0036241849     PISSN: 11802332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2002/370389     Document Type: Article

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