When should prophylactic antibiotics be given?

Annals of Surgery

Volumn 249, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 557-558

  Alexander, J Wesley ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; BONE MARROW SUPPRESSION; DIARRHEA; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG COST; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; DRUG USE; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUPERINFECTION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; WOUND INFECTION; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PREOPERATIVE CARE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STANDARD; SURGERY; SURGICAL INFECTION; WOUND HEALING;

ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PREOPERATIVE CARE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, OPERATIVE; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 65449167282     PISSN: 00034932     EISSN: 15281140     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/SLA.0b013e3181a16ca0     Document Type: Editorial

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