Surveillance of post-operative infections and management of antibiotic surgical prophylaxis in an Italian region

Journal of Chemotherapy

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 160-165

  Esposito, S ^a,g   Ianniello, F ^a   Leone, S ^a   Noviello, S ^a   Marvaso, A ^b   Iannantuoni, N ^b   Esposito, E ^c   Imperato, L ^c   Aiello, D ^c   Coppola, C ^c   Aloisio, T ^d   Maio, P ^e   Acierno, D ^e   Romano, G ^e   Patrelli, G ^f  

^a SECOND UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES   (Italy)

^b Ospedale S Maria delle Grazie   (Italy)

^c Ospedale S Leonardo   (Italy)

^d Ospedale S Giovanni Bosco   (Italy)

^e S G MOSCATI HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^f Ospedale di Maddaloni   (Italy)

^g Ospedale Gesu e Maria   (Italy)

Author keywords

Antibiotic prophylaxis; Post surgical infections; Surgical prophylaxis

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTAMINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GENERAL SURGERY; GYNECOLOGY; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; OBSTETRIC CARE; PATIENT SELECTION; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; PROPHYLAXIS; QUESTIONNAIRE; SURGICAL INFECTION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS;

EID: 2942539550     PISSN: 1120009X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/joc.2004.16.2.160     Document Type: Article

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