Pediatric fingertip injuries: Do prophylactic antibiotics alter infection rates?

Pediatric Emergency Care

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 148-152

  Altergott, Caroline ^a   Garcia, Francisco J ^b   Nager, Alan L ^b  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL LOS ANGELES   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Accidents; Antibiotic use; Fingertip wound repair; Trauma

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFALEXIN;

ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEBRIDEMENT; FEMALE; FINGER TIP INJURY; HUMAN; INFECTION RATE; MALE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND HEALING;

ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; FINGER INJURIES; HOSPITALS, PEDIATRIC; HOSPITALS, URBAN; HUMANS; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 40949118092     PISSN: 07495161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PEC.0b013e3181666f5d     Document Type: Article

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