Changes in the appearance and treatment of deep sternal infections

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 50, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 298-303

  Tegnell, Andres ^a   Isaksson, B ^b   Granfeldt, H ^a   Ohman L ^a  

^a LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Antibiotics; Cardiac surgery; Infection; Surgical revision; Treatment

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFTAZIDIME; CIPROFLOXACIN; CLINDAMYCIN; CLOXACILLIN; FUSIDIC ACID; METICILLIN; NETILMICIN; RIFAMPICIN; VANCOMYCIN; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART SURGERY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INCIDENCE; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; OSTEOMYELITIS; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SWEDEN; THORAX DISEASE; THORAX SURGERY; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; WOUND INFECTION; HEART DISEASE; MICROBIOLOGY; PATHOLOGY; REOPERATION; STERNUM; SURGICAL INFECTION;

AGED; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; FEMALE; HEART DISEASES; HUMANS; MALE; REOPERATION; STERNUM; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; SWEDEN;

EID: 0036546343     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/jhin.2002.1178     Document Type: Article

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