Use of antibiotic-containing ointment versus plain petrolatum during and after clean cutaneous surgery

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

Volumn 55, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 915-916

  James, William D ^a  

^a HOSPITAL OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; BACITRACIN; NEOMYCIN; PETROLATUM;

ANAPHYLAXIS; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; DRUG SAFETY; ERYTHEMA; HUMAN; IMMEDIATE TYPE HYPERSENSITIVITY; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFECTION RATE; LETTER; OINTMENT; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRURITUS; PUNCH BIOPSY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SKIN ALLERGY; SKIN BIOPSY; SKIN SURGERY; WOUND DRESSING; WOUND HEALING; WOUND INFECTION;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS, LOCAL; BACITRACIN; DERMATITIS, ALLERGIC CONTACT; HUMANS; OINTMENTS; PETROLATUM; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; SKIN;

EID: 33749654422     PISSN: 01909622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaad.2006.02.060     Document Type: Letter

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