The role of antibiotic prophylaxis in abdominoplasty: A review of the infection rate in 300 cases treated without prophylaxis

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 123, Issue 1, 2009, Pages

  Casaer, B ^a   Tan, E K ^b   Depoorter, M ^a  

^a Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery ^*  (Belgium)

^b NORTHERN GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; METRONIDAZOLE; PENICILLIN G;

ABDOMINOPLASTY; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; FOLLOW UP; GENITAL SYSTEM; HUMAN; INFECTION RATE; INFECTION RISK; LETTER; PLASTIC SURGERY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEROMA; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; SURGICAL INFECTION; UMBILICUS; WOUND DRAINAGE; WOUND HEALING; ABDOMEN; ARTICLE; METHODOLOGY; PREOPERATIVE CARE;

ABDOMEN; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; HUMANS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PREOPERATIVE CARE; SURGERY, PLASTIC; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 60549115432     PISSN: 00321052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PRS.0b013e31819056b6     Document Type: Letter

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