Antimicrobial prophylaxis in colorectal surgery

Quality in Health Care

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 132-136

  Glenny, Anne Marie ^a   Song, Fujian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; CEFAZOLIN; CEFOTAXIME; CEFUROXIME; CEPHALOSPORIN DERIVATIVE; DOXYCYCLINE; ERYTHROMYCIN; FOSFOMYCIN; GENTAMICIN; LATAMOXEF; METRONIDAZOLE; NEOMYCIN; NETILMICIN; PIPERACILLIN; SULBACTAM; TINIDAZOLE;

ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COLORECTAL SURGERY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIARRHEA; HUMAN; MEDICAL PRACTICE; NAUSEA; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RASH; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SURGICAL INFECTION;

EID: 0346347625     PISSN: 09638172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/qshc.8.2.132     Document Type: Review

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