Antibiotic prophylaxis for percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy - A prospective, randomised, double-blind trial

Alimentary Pharmacology and Therapeutics

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 209-215

  Ahmad, I ^a   Mouncher, A ^a   Abdoolah, A ^a   Stenson, R ^a   Wright, J ^a   Daniels, A ^a   Tillett, J ^a   Hawthorne, A B ^a   Thomas, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF WALES   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFUROXIME; PLACEBO;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIARRHEA; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; ERYTHEMA; EXUDATE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFECTION CONTROL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PERCUTANEOUS ENDOSCOPIC GASTROSTOMY; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCORING SYSTEM; STOMA; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND INFECTION;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; ENDOSCOPY, GASTROINTESTINAL; FEMALE; GASTROSTOMY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0043130261     PISSN: 02692813     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2036.2003.01684.x     Document Type: Article

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