Characteristics of microorganisms cultured from infected wounds post-hysterectomy

European Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Biology

Volumn 141, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 169-172

  Yerushalmy, Anat ^a   Reches, Adi ^a   Lessing, Joseph B ^a   Schechner, Vered ^a   Carmeli, Yehuda ^a   Grisaru, Dan ^a  

^a TEL AVIV SOURASKY MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Abdominal hysterectomy; Empirical treatment; Prophylactic treatment; Resistance; Wound infection

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; CEFAZOLIN; CEFONICID; CEFOTETAN; GENTAMICIN; METRONIDAZOLE; SULTAMICILLIN;

ABDOMINAL HYSTERECTOMY; ADULT; AGED; ANEMIA; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; COMORBIDITY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRUG EFFICACY; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; FEMALE; GRAM NEGATIVE INFECTION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; HYPOTHYROIDISM; KIDNEY DISEASE; LUNG DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MICROBIAL IDENTIFICATION; NEOPLASM; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; SURGICAL INFECTION; WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 56249148132     PISSN: 03012115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejogrb.2008.07.024     Document Type: Article

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