The use and abuse of antibiotics in elective colorectal surgery: The Saga Continues...

International Journal of Surgery

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 69-74

  Aoun, Elie ^a   El Hachem, Sandra ^a   Abdul Baki, Heitham ^a   Ayyach, Bassem ^a   Khalifeh, Mohamad ^a   Chaar, Hani ^b   Kanafani, Zeina A ^a   Kanj, Souha S ^a   Sharara, Ala I ^a  

^a AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF BEIRUT   (Lebanon)

^b LEBANESE AMERICAN UNIVERSITY   (Lebanon)

Author keywords

Antimicrobials; Colectomy; Infection; Practice; Prophylaxis; Survey

Indexed keywords

AMINOGLYCOSIDE; AMPICILLIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; METRONIDAZOLE; PIPERACILLIN PLUS TAZOBACTAM;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; COLORECTAL SURGERY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA BASE; DNA EXTRACTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFECTION; INTERVIEW; LEBANON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDLINE; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

EID: 23244431953     PISSN: 17439191     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijsu.2005.05.003     Document Type: Short Survey

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