Antibiotic prophylaxis in surgery of the intervertebral disc. A comparison between gentamicin and cefuroxime

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery - Series B

Volumn 84, Issue 7, 2002, Pages 1036-1039

  Tai, C C ^a   Want, S ^a   Quraishi, N A ^a   Batten, J ^a   Kalra, M ^a   Hughes, S P E ^a  

^a BARNET HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CEFUROXIME; GENTAMICIN; ION;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISKITIS; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG DIFFUSION; DRUG PENETRATION; DRUG STRUCTURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK; INTERVERTEBRAL DISKECTOMY; MALE; NEPHROTOXICITY; OTOTOXICITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

EID: 0036741183     PISSN: 0301620X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1302/0301-620X.84B7.12862     Document Type: Article

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