When should old therapies be abandoned? A modern look at old studies on topical ampicillin

Journal of Infection

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 203-209

  Charalambous, Charalambos ^a   Tryfonidis, Marios ^a   Swindell, Rick ^b   Lipsett, A Pamela ^c  

^a MANCHESTER ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^b CHRISTIE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Antibiotic prophylaxis; Meta analysis; Surgical site infection; Topical ampicillin

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFOTAXIME; CLINDAMYCIN; GENTAMICIN; METRONIDAZOLE;

ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; APPENDECTOMY; APPENDICITIS; APPENDIX PERFORATION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COLORECTAL SURGERY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFICACY; GANGRENE; HUMAN; INFECTION RATE; MEDLINE; META ANALYSIS; REGISTER; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SURGICAL INFECTION;

EID: 0141828938     PISSN: 01634453     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0163-4453(03)00071-9     Document Type: Article

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