Local antibiotics are equivalent to intravenous antibiotics in the prevention of superficial wound infection in inguinal hernioplasty

Asian Journal of Surgery

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 59-63

  Praveen, S ^a   Rohaizak, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITI KEBANGSAAN MALAYSIA MEDICAL CENTER   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Antibiotic prophylaxis; Inguinal hernia infection; Local antibiotics

Indexed keywords

EID: 62949224894     PISSN: 10159584     EISSN: 02193108     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1015-9584(09)60011-7     Document Type: Article

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