Major reasons to prescribe antimicrobial prophylaxis in surgery

International Surgery

Volumn 88, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 105-108

  Azzam, Raghida A ^a,c   Hamadé, Nohad N ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LIBRE DE BRUXELLES   (Belgium)

^b LEBANESE UNIVERSITY   (Lebanon)

^c NONE   (Lebanon)

Author keywords

AMP in surgery; Lebanese hospitals; Reasons to prescribe AMP

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ANTIMICROBIAL THERAPY; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DRUG INDICATION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFECTION PREVENTION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESCRIPTION; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SURGICAL INFECTION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; FEMALE; INFANT; LEBANON; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MULTICENTER STUDY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICS; SURGERY; TIME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; LEBANON; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, OPERATIVE; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0642283403     PISSN: 00208868     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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