The effect of delayed admission in burn centers on wound contamination and infection rates

Ulusal Travma ve Acil Cerrahi Dergisi

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 230-237

  Özbek, Serhat ^a   Özgenel, Yeşim ^a   Etöz, Abdullah ^a   Akin, Selçuk ^a   Kahveci, Ramazan ^a   Heper, Yasemin ^a   Ercan, Ilker ^a   Özcan, Mesut ^a  

^a ULUDAG UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Antibiotic prophylaxis; Burn; Wound contamination; Wound infection

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFTAZIDIME; CEFUROXIME; CIPROFLOXACIN; CLINDAMYCIN; FLUCONAZOLE; GENTAMICIN; IMIPENEM; METRONIDAZOLE; PIPERACILLIN; SULTAMICILLIN; TRIMETHOPRIM; VANCOMYCIN;

ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ARTICLE; BURN; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INFECTION RATE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SKIN FLORA; TIME; WOUND INFECTION;

ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; BURN UNITS; BURNS; HUMANS; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; MEDICAL RECORDS; PATIENT ADMISSION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS; TURKEY; WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 23044475312     PISSN: 13006738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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