Antibiotics are not needed during tube thoracostomy for spontaneous pneumothorax: An observational case study

Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2006, Pages

  Olgac, Guven ^a   Aydogmus, Umit ^b   Mulazimoglu, Lutfiye ^c   Kutlu, Cemal Asim ^a  

^a Sureyyapasa Thoracic and Cardiovascular Diseases Teaching and Investigation Hospital   (Turkey)

^b Yedikule Teaching Hospital   (Turkey)

^c MARMARA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PNEUMOTHORAX; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; THORAX DRAINAGE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PNEUMOTHORAX; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; THORACOSTOMY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 34248331248     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17498090     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1749-8090-1-43     Document Type: Note

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