Changing prophylactic antibiotic use for Thompson's hemiarthroplasty may reduce infection rates

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 66, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 186-187

  Starks, I ^a   Carmont, M ^a   Roberts, P J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF NORTH STAFFORDSHIRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFUROXIME; CEPHALOSPORIN DERIVATIVE; GENTAMICIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; DIARRHEA; DRUG USE; FEMUR NECK FRACTURE; HUMAN; INFECTION RATE; KIDNEY FAILURE; LETTER; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; NONHUMAN; OTOTOXICITY; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; SCREENING; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TOTAL HIP PROSTHESIS; WOUND INFECTION;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, HIP; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; HUMANS; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 34249666157     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2007.03.017     Document Type: Letter

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