The Role of Prophylactic Antibiotics in Elective Hand Surgery

Journal of Hand Surgery

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 413-420

  Rizvi, Murtaza ^a   Bille, Brian ^a   Holtom, Paul ^a   Schnall, Stephen B ^a  

^a LAC USC MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Antibiotics; hand; infection; prophylactic; surgery

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFAMANDOLE; CEFAZOLIN; DICLOXACILLIN; DOXYCYCLINE; OXACILLIN; PENICILLIN G; PLACEBO; QUINOLINE DERIVED ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; SILICON; STEROID; VANCOMYCIN;

ALLERGIC REACTION; ANTIBODY PRODUCTION; ARTHROPLASTY; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BITE WOUND; BRONCHOSPASM; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMBINATION CHEMOTHERAPY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DOG BITE; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG CHOICE; ENDOCARDITIS; HAND INJURY; HAND SURGERY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HYPOTENSION; IMPLANT; INFECTION RATE; INFECTION RISK; JOINT PROSTHESIS; LACERATION; MONOTHERAPY; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PHAGOCYTOSIS; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; PSEUDOMEMBRANOUS COLITIS; PSEUDOMONAS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REVIEW; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SIDE EFFECT; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS; URTICARIA; WOUND HEALING; WOUND IRRIGATION;

ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ENDOCARDITIS; HAND INJURIES; HUMANS; IMMUNOCOMPROMISED HOST; RISK FACTORS; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, ELECTIVE; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 40649115690     PISSN: 03635023     EISSN: 15316564     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhsa.2007.12.017     Document Type: Review

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