Survey of prophylactic antibiotic use amongst UK cochlear implant surgeons

Cochlear Implants International

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 82-89

  Barker, Emma ^a   Pringle, Mike ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Antibiotic; Cochlear implant; Prophylaxis

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CLINICAL TRIAL; DRUG ADMINISTRATION; DRUG ADMINISTRATION ROUTE; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HUMAN; IMPLANTATION; LENGTH OF STAY; MIDDLE AGED; MULTICENTER STUDY; STATISTICS; UNITED KINGDOM; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADULT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; CHILD; CLINICAL PROTOCOLS; COCHLEAR IMPLANTATION; DRUG ADMINISTRATION ROUTES; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 55349088278     PISSN: 14670100     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cii.355     Document Type: Article

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