Infection of surgical wounds in the maxillofacial region and free flap donor sites with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus

British Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 217-221

  Avery, C M E ^a   Ameerally, P ^a   Castling, B ^a   Swann, R A ^a  

^a LEICESTER ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cancer; Flap; Head and neck; Infection; Staphyloccocus aureus; Surgery; Wound

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFUROXIME; METICILLIN; METRONIDAZOLE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG DOSE REGIMEN; FREE TISSUE GRAFT; HEAD AND NECK DISEASE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION PREVENTION; LENGTH OF STAY; LONG TERM CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAXILLOFACIAL SURGERY; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NONHUMAN; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; SHORT COURSE THERAPY; SURGICAL INFECTION; WOUND HEALING IMPAIRMENT;

AGED; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MAXILLA; METHICILLIN RESISTANCE; MIDDLE AGED; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 33646087423     PISSN: 02664356     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bjoms.2005.05.020     Document Type: Article

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