How good is compliance with surgical antibiotic prophylaxis guidelines in a tertiary care private hospital in India? A prospective study

Indian Journal of Surgery

Volumn 71, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 15-18

  Parulekar, Lipika ^a   Soman, Rajeev ^b   Singhal, Tanu ^c   Rodrigues, Camilla ^b   Dastur, F D ^b   Mehta, Ajita ^b  

^a Holy Family Hospital   (India)

^b P D HINDUJA NATIONAL HOSPITAL   (India)

^c KOKILABEN DHIRUBHAI AMBANI HOSPITAL   (India)

Author keywords

Antibiotic prophylaxis; Compliance; Surgery

Indexed keywords

EID: 62349131632     PISSN: 09722068     EISSN: 09739793     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12262-009-0004-9     Document Type: Article

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