Risk of surgical site infection and efficacy of antibiotic prophylaxis: A cohort study of appendectomy patients in Thailand

BMC Infectious Diseases

Volumn 6, Issue , 2006, Pages

  Kasatpibal, Nongyao ^a,b   Nørgaard, Mette ^a   Sørensen, Henrik Toft ^a   Schønheyder, Henrik Carl ^c   Jamulitrat, Silom ^d   Chongsuvivatwong, Virasakdi ^d  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b CHIANG MAI UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^c AALBORG UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^d PRINCE OF SONGKLA UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; AMOXICILLIN; AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; AMPICILLIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFALEXIN; CEFAZOLIN; CEFDINIR; CEFOTAXIME; CEFOXITIN; CEFTAZIDIME; CEFTRIAXONE; CHLORAMPHENICOL; CLINDAMYCIN; CLOXACILLIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; FOSFOMYCIN; GENTAMICIN; METRONIDAZOLE; NORFLOXACIN; OFLOXACIN; PENICILLIN G;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; APPENDECTOMY; APPENDICITIS; ARTICLE; CHILD; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRUG EFFICACY; ELECTIVE SURGERY; EMERGENCY SURGERY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OPERATION DURATION; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; PREDICTION; PREOPERATIVE CARE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; RISK REDUCTION; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; SURGICAL PATIENT; THAILAND; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; APPENDECTOMY; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; GENTAMICINS; HUMANS; MALE; METRONIDAZOLE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; THAILAND;

EID: 33748051701     PISSN: 14712334     EISSN: 14712334     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2334-6-111     Document Type: Article

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