Short-term versus long-term antibiotic prophylaxis in cochlear implant surgery

Otology and Neurotology

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 720-722

  Basavaraj, Sreeshyla ^a   Najaraj, Sivaji ^a   Shanks, Mary ^a   Wardrop, Peter ^a   Allen, Agnes A ^a  

^a CROSSHOUSE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Antibiotic prophylaxis; Cochlear implant; Flap complications; Infection; Surgical complication

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ASPIRATION; CHILD; COCHLEA PROSTHESIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG DOSE REGIMEN; EAR SURGERY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMPLANTATION; INCISION; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFECTION RATE; INFECTION RISK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; SURGICAL DRAINAGE; SURGICAL INFECTION; SURGICAL PATIENT; WOUND INFECTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COCHLEAR IMPLANTATION; DEAFNESS; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 4544348519     PISSN: 15317129     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00129492-200409000-00012     Document Type: Review

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