Association between the pattern of prophylactic antibiotic use and surgical site infection rate for major surgeries in Korea

Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 12-20

  Sakong, Pilyong ^a,b   Lee, Jin Seok ^a,b   Lee, Eun Jung ^a,b   Ko, Kwang Pil ^a   Kim, Cheol Hwan ^c   Kim, Yoon ^a,b   Kim, Yong Ik ^a  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^b Seoul National University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^c Inje Institute of Advanced Studies   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Prophylactic antibiotic; Relative risk; Surgical site infection

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ARTICLE; HUMAN; INFECTION RATE; KOREA; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; PROPHYLAXIS; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; SURGICAL INFECTION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EVALUATION; FEMALE; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PREOPERATIVE CARE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; KOREA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PREOPERATIVE CARE; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 63449106551     PISSN: 19758375     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3961/jpmph.2009.42.1.12     Document Type: Article

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