Antibiotic prophylaxis in surgery: News and controversies;Profilassi antibiotica in chirurgia: Attualità e controversie

Infezioni in Medicina

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 131-144

  Esposito, Silvano ^a   Novelli, Andrea ^a   De Lalla, Fausto ^a  

^a SECOND UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES   (Italy)

Author keywords

Antibiotics; Prophylaxis; Surgery

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFAMANDOLE; CEFAZOLIN; CEFONICID; CEFOPERAZONE; CEFOTAXIME; CEFOTETAN; CEFOXITIN; CEFTIZOXIME; CEFTRIAXONE; CEFUROXIME; CEPHALOSPORIN DERIVATIVE;

ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; DRUG EFFICACY; ECOLOGY; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; ITALY; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREOPERATIVE TREATMENT; PRESCRIPTION; REVIEW; SURGICAL PATIENT; SURGICAL RISK; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; UNITED STATES;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION (U.S.); DRUG ADMINISTRATION ROUTES; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; EUROPE; HUMANS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; RISK FACTORS; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, OPERATIVE; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0036396238     PISSN: 11249390     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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