Guidelines for the prevention of infection after combat-related injuries

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 64, Issue SUPPL. 3, 2008, Pages

  Hospenthal, Duane R ^a   Murray, Clinton K ^a   Andersen, Romney C ^c   Blice, Jeffrey P ^c   Calhoun, Jason H ^d   Cancio, Leopoldo C ^b   Chung, Kevin K ^b   Conger, Nicholas G ^e   Crouch, Helen K ^a   D'Avignon, Laurie C ^a,f   Dunne, James R ^c   Ficke, James R ^a   Hale, Robert G ^a   Hayes, David K ^a   Hirsch, Erwin F ^g   Hsu, Joseph R ^h   Jenkins, Donald H ^f   Keeling, John J ^c   Martin, R Russell ^a   Moores, Leon E ^c   Petersen, Kyle ^c   Saffle, Jeffrey R ⁱ   Solomkin, Joseph S ^j   Tasker, Sybil A ^c   Valadka, Alex B ^k   Wiesen, Andrew R ^l   Wortmann, Glenn W ^c   Holcomb, John B ^b   more..

^a BROOKE ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b US ARMY INSTITUTE OF SURGICAL RESEARCH   (United States)

^c WALTER REED ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d University of Missouri   (United States)

^e LANDSTUHL REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER   (Germany)

^f WILFORD HALL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^g BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^h WILLIAM BEAUMONT ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^j UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^k UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^l MADIGAN ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

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Author keywords

Combat; Guidelines; Infection; Trauma

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; BACITRACIN; CEFAZOLIN; CEFOXITIN; CEFTRIAXONE; CIPROFLOXACIN; CLINDAMYCIN; ERYTHROMYCIN; GENTAMICIN; LEVOFLOXACIN; METRONIDAZOLE; MOXIFLOXACIN; PENICILLIN G; PIPERACILLIN PLUS TAZOBACTAM; QUINOLINE DERIVED ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; SULFADIAZINE SILVER; TETANUS TOXOID; VANCOMYCIN;

ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; BATTLE INJURY; CONFERENCE PAPER; DEBRIDEMENT; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; IMMUNOTHERAPY; INFECTION PREVENTION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TETANUS PROPHYLAXIS; WOUND CARE; WOUND INFECTION; ARTICLE; HUMAN; INJURY; MILITARY MEDICINE; WAR;

HUMANS; MILITARY MEDICINE; WAR; WOUND INFECTION; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 43149125874     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: 15298809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/TA.0b013e318163c421     Document Type: Conference Paper

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