Irrigation with antibiotic-containing solutions for the prevention and treatment of infections

Clinical Microbiology and Infection

Volumn 11, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 862-867

  Falagas, Matthew E ^a,b   Vergidis, P I ^a  

^a ALFA INSTITUTE OF BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES AIBS   (Greece)

^b TUFTS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Antiobiotic containing solutions; Empyema; Irrigation; Prevention; Review; Treatment

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; AMPICILLIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; BACITRACIN; CEFALOTIN; CEFAZOLIN; CEFOTETAN; CHLORAMPHENICOL; FIBRINOLYTIC AGENT; KANAMYCIN; KETOCONAZOLE; NEBACETIN; NEOMYCIN; POLYMYXIN; POVIDONE IODINE; PYRROLE DERIVATIVE; SODIUM CHLORIDE; TETRACYCLINE;

ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; BLADDER DISEASE; BLADDER IRRIGATION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DRUG ABSORPTION; DRUG FATALITY; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; DRUG INSTILLATION; EMPYEMA; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HUMAN; INFECTION PREVENTION; LUNG LOBECTOMY; LUNG RESECTION; MYCOSIS; NONHUMAN; PERITONEUM LAVAGE; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYOCYSTIS; REVIEW; SURGICAL WOUND; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND INFECTION; WOUND IRRIGATION;

EID: 27544512032     PISSN: 1198743X     EISSN: 14690691     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-0691.2005.01201.x     Document Type: Review

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