Antimicrobial prophylaxis against infective endocarditis before urological surgery

BJU International

Volumn 103, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 4-6

  Karthikesalingam, Alan ^b   Turner, William ^b   Wiseman, Oliver ^a,b   Dutka, David ^b  

^a ADDENBROOKE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Antibiotic prophylaxis; Endocarditis; Surgery; Urogenital system

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; BACTEREMIA; BACTERIAL ENDOCARDITIS; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFECTION RISK; MOUTH HYGIENE; NOTE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; RISK FACTOR; UROLOGIC SURGERY;

ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ENDOCARDITIS, BACTERIAL; HUMANS; PREOPERATIVE CARE; UROLOGIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES;

EID: 57749097553     PISSN: 14644096     EISSN: 1464410X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1464-410X.2008.07937.x     Document Type: Note

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