Evaluation of hospital and patient factors that influence the effective administration of surgical antimicrobial prophylaxis

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 478-485

  Turnbull, Bruce R R ^a,c   Zoutman, Dick E ^a,b   Lam, Mui ^a  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b KINGSTON GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^c i3 Drug Safety   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OPERATING ROOM; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RISK FACTOR; SURGICAL INFECTION;

AGED; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ONTARIO; PATIENTS; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 18844378871     PISSN: 0899823X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/502571     Document Type: Article

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