The role of preoperative antibiotics in the prevention of wound infection after day case surgery for inguinal hernia in children in Ile Ife, Nigeria

Pediatric Surgery International

Volumn 24, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 1181-1185

  Usang, U E ^a,c   Sowande, O A ^b   Adejuyigbe, O ^b   Bakare, T I B ^b   Ademuyiwa, O A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALABAR   (Nigeria)

^b OBAFEMI AWOLOWO UNIVERSITY TEACHING HOSPITALS COMPLEX   (Nigeria)

^c NONE   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Day case surgery for inguinal hernias in children; Preoperative intravenous gentamicin; Prevention of wound infection

Indexed keywords

GENTAMICIN;

ADOLESCENT; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTIVE SURGERY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HERNIOTOMY; HUMAN; INCISION; INFANT; INGUINAL HERNIA; INGUINAL REGION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEWBORN; NIGERIA; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE TREATMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; WOUND INFECTION;

ADOLESCENT; AMBULATORY SURGICAL PROCEDURES; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; GENTAMICINS; HERNIA, INGUINAL; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFUSIONS, INTRAVENOUS; NIGERIA; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 52449134826     PISSN: 01790358     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00383-008-2241-6     Document Type: Article

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