Prevention and management of infections associated with combat-related head and neck injuries

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 64, Issue SUPPL. 3, 2008, Pages

  Petersen, Kyle ^a   Hayes, David K ^b   Blice, Jeffrey P ^c   Hale, Robert G ^b  

^a NAVAL MEDICAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b BROOKE ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c WALTER REED ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Combat; Head; Infection; Maxillofacial; Neck; Trauma

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; BENZATHINE PENICILLIN; CEFALOTIN; CEFAZOLIN; CEFOPERAZONE; CEFOTAXIME; CEFTRIAXONE; CLINDAMYCIN; GENTAMICIN; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; LATAMOXEF; PENICILLIN G; PENICILLIN V; PIPERACILLIN PLUS TAZOBACTAM; POVIDONE IODINE; QUINOLINE DERIVED ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; SULTAMICILLIN;

ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ANTIMICROBIAL THERAPY; BATTLE INJURY; CONFERENCE PAPER; DEBRIDEMENT; ESCHERICHIA COLI; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FRACTURE FIXATION; HEAD INJURY; INFECTION; INFECTION PREVENTION; INTRAOCULAR FOREIGN BODY; KLEBSIELLA; MAXILLOFACIAL INJURY; NECK INJURY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; WOUND CLOSURE; WOUND IRRIGATION; HUMAN; MILITARY MEDICINE; REVIEW; WAR; WOUND INFECTION;

CRANIOCEREBRAL TRAUMA; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; MILITARY MEDICINE; NECK INJURIES; WAR; WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 43149086133     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: 15298809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/TA.0b013e318163d2a6     Document Type: Conference Paper

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