Antibiotic prophylaxis in cochlear implant surgery

Laryngoscope

Volumn 117, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 864-867

  Hirsch, Barry E ^a,d   Blikas, Athanasios ^a,b   Whitaker, Mark ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b ATHENS NAVAL HOSPITAL   (Greece)

^c GEISINGER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

Antibiotics; Cochlear implant surgery; Prophylaxis; Wound infection

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; CEFAZOLIN; CLINDAMYCIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; LEVOFLOXACIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ARTICLE; HUMAN; IMPLANTATION; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; WOUND INFECTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COCHLEAR IMPLANTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 34247876066     PISSN: 0023852X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MLG.0b013e318033c2f9     Document Type: Article

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