Penile implant infections: Prevention and treatment

Current Urology Reports

Volumn 9, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 487-491

  Mulcahy, John J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; BACITRACIN; CEPHALOSPORIN; CIPROFLOXACIN; GENTAMICIN; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; MINOCYCLINE; POVIDONE IODINE; QUINOLONE; RIFAMPICIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; CELLULITIS; ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION; FEVER; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MALE; PENIS PROSTHESIS; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PREOPERATIVE TREATMENT; PROSTHESIS INFECTION; REVIEW; SALVAGE THERAPY; SEDIMENTATION RATE; WOUND IRRIGATION;

HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; PENILE PROSTHESIS; PROSTHESIS-RELATED INFECTIONS;

EID: 57749111798     PISSN: 15272737     EISSN: 15346285     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11934-008-0083-3     Document Type: Review

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