The bacteriology of children before primary cleft lip and palate surgery

Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Journal

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 272-276

  Chuo, C B ^a   Timmons, M J ^b  

^a ROYAL NATIONAL ORTHOPAEDIC HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b BRADFORD ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Antibiotics; Bacteriology; Cleft lip; Cleft palate

Indexed keywords

PENICILLIN G;

BETA HEMOLYTIC STREPTOCOCCUS; CHILD; CLEFT LIP; CLEFT PALATE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; INFANT; INFECTION RISK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STREPTOCOCCUS INFECTION;

ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CLEFT LIP; CLEFT PALATE; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; EAR; HUMANS; INFANT; NOSE; ORAL SURGICAL PROCEDURES; PHARYNX; PREOPERATIVE CARE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STREPTOCOCCUS;

EID: 18444387445     PISSN: 10556656     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1597/03-108.1     Document Type: Review

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