The Role of Antibiotic Prophylaxis for Prevention of Infection in Patients With Simple Hand Lacerations

Annals of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 49, Issue 5, 2007, Pages

  Zehtabchi, Shahriar ^a  

^a SUNY DOWNSTATE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CEFALEXIN; CEFAZOLIN; FLUCLOXACILLIN; FLUMOXIL; PLACEBO; TRIPLOPEN;

ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROL GROUP; EMERGENCY PHYSICIAN; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HAND INJURY; HUMAN; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFECTION RATE; INFECTION RISK; LACERATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; WOUND CARE; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 34247113305     PISSN: 01960644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2006.12.014     Document Type: Article

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