Implementing 1-dose antibiotic prophylaxis for prevention of surgical site infection

Archives of Surgery

Volumn 141, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 1109-1113

  Fonseca, Silvia Nunes Szente ^a   Kunzle, Sônia Regina Melon ^a   Junqueira, Maria José ^a   Nascimento, Renata Teodoro ^a   De Andrade, José Ivan ^a   Levin, Anna S ^b  

^a HOSPITAL SÃO FRANCISCO   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFAZOLIN;

ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ARTICLE; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG COST; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL INFECTION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; CEFAZOLIN; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33751216764     PISSN: 00040010     EISSN: 15383644     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archsurg.141.11.1109     Document Type: Article

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