Effect of mechanical bowel preparation with polyethyleneglycol on bacterial contamination and wound infection in patients undergoing elective open colon surgery

Clinical Microbiology and Infection

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 158-160

  Fa Si Oen, P R ^a   Verwaest, C ^b   Buitenweg, J ^a   Putter, H ^c   de Waard, J W ^d   van de Velde, C J H ^e   Roumen, R M H ^a  

^a MÁXIMA MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^c LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^d Westfriesgasthuis   (Netherlands)

^e LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Bowel surgery; Colon surgery; Mechanical bowel preparation; Surgery; Wound infection

Indexed keywords

CEFAZOLIN; LAXATIVE; MACROGOL; METRONIDAZOLE;

ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL FLORA; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COLON CANCER; COLON DIVERTICULOSIS; COLON FLORA; COLON SURGERY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ELECTIVE SURGERY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTESTINE PREPARATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PERITONEAL CAVITY; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; PREOPERATIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK REDUCTION; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; SUBCUTANEOUS TISSUE; SURGICAL INFECTION; WOUND INFECTION;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 13844266316     PISSN: 1198743X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-0691.2004.01012.x     Document Type: Article

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