Breaking with tradition: Evidence-based antibiotic prophylaxis of open fractures

Surgical Infections

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 327-329

  Barie, Philip S ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFAZOLIN; CEPHALOSPORIN; GENTAMICIN; PENICILLIN G;

ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; DRUG INDICATION; DRUG MEGADOSE; EDITORIAL; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; MEDICAL SOCIETY; OPEN FRACTURE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL INFECTION; TREATMENT DURATION; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; NOTE; WOUND INFECTION;

ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FRACTURES, OPEN; HUMANS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 33947647950     PISSN: 10962964     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/sur.2006.7.327     Document Type: Editorial

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