Antibiotics for surgical prophylaxis

Australian Prescriber

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2005, Pages

  Munckhof, Wendy ^a,b  

^a Princess Alexandra Hospital   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Drug utilisation; Surgery

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFALOTIN; CEFAZOLIN; CEPHALOSPORIN DERIVATIVE; FLUCLOXACILLIN; GENTAMICIN; METRONIDAZOLE; TINIDAZOLE; VANCOMYCIN;

ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; COLORECTAL SURGERY; DRUG CHOICE; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS; HUMAN; INFECTIOUS COMPLICATION; JOINT PROSTHESIS; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NONHUMAN; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; REVIEW; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION; SURGICAL INFECTION; SURGICAL PATIENT; WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 16444369900     PISSN: 03128008     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.18773/austprescr.2005.030     Document Type: Review

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