Antibiotic prophylaxis in clean and clean-contaminated ear surgery

Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews

Volumn 2010, Issue 1, 2004, Pages

  Verschuur, Hendrik P ^a   de Wever, Wouter ^b   van Benthem, Peter Paul ^c  

^a MEDICAL CENTER HAAGLANDEN   (Netherlands)

^b ENT Surgery ^*  (Netherlands)

^c GELRE HOSPITALS   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSCESS; ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; EAR DISEASE; GRAFT REJECTION; HUMAN; LABYRINTHITIS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REVIEW; SURGICAL INFECTION;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; CHILD; EAR DISEASES; GRAFT REJECTION; HUMANS; LABYRINTHITIS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS; SUPPURATION; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 16544383366     PISSN: 14651858     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD003996.pub2     Document Type: Review

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