Selective antibiotic use to prevent postoperative wound infection after external dacryocystorhinostomy

Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 331-335

  Yazici, Bulent ^a   Meyer, Dale R ^a  

^a LIONS EYE INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFALEXIN; CEFAZOLIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ARTICLE; CELLULITIS; CHILD; DACRYOCYSTORHINOSTOMY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; LACRIMAL SAC; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL DRAINAGE; WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 0036738215     PISSN: 07409303     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00002341-200209000-00003     Document Type: Article

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