Modified prophylaxis for preventing deep sternal wound infection after cardiac surgery

APMIS

Volumn 115, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 1025-1028

  Schersten, Henrik ^a  

^a SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Antibiotic prophylaxis; Cardiac surgery; Gentamicin

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; COLLAGEN; COLLATAMP G; GENTAMICIN; PENICILLIN DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CONFERENCE PAPER; HEART SURGERY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFECTION RATE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STERNUM; SURGICAL WOUND; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; WOUND CLOSURE; WOUND INFECTION;

ABSORBABLE IMPLANTS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; CARDIAC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; COLLAGEN; GENTAMICINS; HUMANS; STERNUM; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 35348902502     PISSN: 09034641     EISSN: 16000463     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0463.2007.00837.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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