Effect of extended perioperative antibiotic prophylaxis on intravascular catheter colonization and infection in cardiothoracic surgery patients

Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy

Volumn 52, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 877-879

  Sandoe, J A T ^a   Kumar, B ^a   Stoddart, B ^a   Milton, R ^a   Dave, J ^a   Nair, U R ^a   Wilcox, M H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Antibiotic prophylaxis; Coronary artery bypass; Infections; Intravascular catheters; Valve replacement

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFUROXIME; METICILLIN;

ACINETOBACTER; ALPHA HEMOLYTIC STREPTOCOCCUS; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BLOOD VESSEL CATHETERIZATION; CATHETER INFECTION; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETERIZATION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COAGULASE NEGATIVE STAPHYLOCOCCUS; COLIFORM BACTERIUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; CORYNEBACTERIUM; DEVICE REMOVAL; DRUG USE; ENTEROCOCCUS; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INTRAVASCULAR CATHETER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PSEUDOMONAS; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; SURGEON; SURGICAL PATIENT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THORAX SURGERY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED KINGDOM; YEAST;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; CARDIAC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; CATHETERIZATION, CENTRAL VENOUS; CATHETERS, INDWELLING; CEFUROXIME; HUMANS; PERICARDIECTOMY; PERIOPERATIVE CARE; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; THORACIC SURGERY;

EID: 0242690146     PISSN: 03057453     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jac/dkg442     Document Type: Article

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