A retrospective review of three antibiotic prophylaxis regimens for pediatric cardiac surgical patients

Annals of Thoracic Surgery

Volumn 74, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 1195-1200

  Maher, Kevin O ^a,b   Van Der Elzen, Kristen ^a   Bove, Edward L ^a   Mosca, Ralph S ^a   Chenoweth, Carol E ^a   Kulik, Thomas J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CEFAZOLIN; GENTAMICIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; BLOOD CULTURE; CHILD; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CONFERENCE PAPER; DRUG EFFICACY; HEART SURGERY; HUMAN; INFANT; INFECTION RATE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; CARDIAC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; CEFAZOLIN; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; GENTAMICINS; HUMANS; INFANT; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEPSIS; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; THORACOTOMY; VANCOMYCIN;

EID: 0036798002     PISSN: 00034975     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0003-4975(02)03893-6     Document Type: Conference Paper

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