Application of guidelines on preoperative antibiotic prophylaxis in León, Nicaragua

Netherlands Journal of Medicine

Volumn 64, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 411-416

  van Disseldorp, J ^a   Slingenberg, E J M H ^a   Matute, A ^b   Delgado, E ^b   Hak, E ^a   Hoepelman, I M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^b National Autonomous University of Nicaragua   (Nicaragua)

^c UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Adherence; Antibiotic prophylaxis; Protocol; Surgical site infection

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; AMPICILLIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFAZOLIN; CEFOXITIN; CEFTRIAXONE; CIPROFLOXACIN; CLINDAMYCIN; GENTAMICIN; METRONIDAZOLE; PENICILLIN G; VANCOMYCIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL OBSERVATION; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; DRUG CHOICE; DRUG INDICATION; FEMALE; GENERAL SURGERY; GYNECOLOGY; HUMAN; INFECTION PREVENTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NICARAGUA; OBSTETRICS; ORTHOPEDICS; PEDIATRICS; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREOPERATIVE CARE; SURGICAL PATIENT;

ADULT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; COST SAVINGS; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; MALE; NICARAGUA; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 33845775693     PISSN: 03002977     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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