Antibiotic prophylaxis for preventing meningitis in patients with basilar skull fractures: A systematic review

Chinese Journal of Evidence-Based Medicine

Volumn 6, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 576-585

  Ratilal, Bernardo ^a   Costa, J ^a   Sampaio, C ^a  

^a HOSPITAL DE SÃO JOSÉ   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Antibiotic prophylaxis; Basilar skull fractures; Meningitis; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; CEFALOTIN; CEFTRIAXONE; PENICILLIN G; SULFADIAZINE;

ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ARTICLE; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID FISTULA; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL TRIAL; COCHRANE LIBRARY; COMPUTER PROGRAM; ELECTRONICS; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HUMAN; MEDICAL SOCIETY; MEDLINE; MENINGITIS; META ANALYSIS; MORTALITY; QUALITY CONTROL; SKULL FRACTURE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33748444426     PISSN: 16722531     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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