Antibiotic prophylaxis in veterinary orthopaedic surgery

Veterinary and Comparative Orthopaedics and Traumatology

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 185-189

  Budsberg, S C ^a   Kirsch, J A ^a,b  

^a Anatomic Pathology Service Department of Veterinary Pathobiology College of Veterinary   (United States)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Antibiotics; Orthopaedic surgery; Prophylaxis

Indexed keywords

EID: 23044529378     PISSN: 09320814     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-0038-1632696     Document Type: Article

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