Survey of antimicrobial prophylaxis for surgical procedures in Lebanese hospitals

Journal Medical Libanais

Volumn 50, Issue 5-6, 2002, Pages 211-215

  Azzam, Raghida ^a,d   Hamade, Nohad ^b   Bedrossian, Nora ^b   Assaad, Chafica ^c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LIBRE DE BRUXELLES   (Belgium)

^b LEBANESE UNIVERSITY   (Lebanon)

^c Lebanese Cncl for Sci Research   (Lebanon)

^d MPH Hamra   (Lebanon)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; BETA LACTAMASE INHIBITOR; CEFAZOLIN; CEFTRIAXONE; CEFUROXIME; PENICILLIN G; VANCOMYCIN;

ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ARTICLE; DRUG DOSE REGIMEN; GASTROINTESTINAL SURGERY; HOSPITAL; INFECTION PREVENTION; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURGERY; SURGICAL INFECTION; TREATMENT INDICATION; VASCULAR SURGERY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; INFANT; LEBANON; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, OPERATIVE;

EID: 1842733354     PISSN: 00239852     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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