Prevention of surgical site infections by an infusion of topical antibiotics in morbidly obese patients

Surgical Infections

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 53-57

  Alexander, J Wesley ^a   Rahn, Rosemary ^a   Goodman, Hope R ^a  

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; KANAMYCIN;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ARTICLE; BARIATRIC SURGERY; CLINICAL TRIAL; COHORT ANALYSIS; DRUG COMBINATION; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MORBID OBESITY; SUBCUTANEOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; SURGICAL INFECTION;

ADULT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; BARIATRIC SURGERY; COHORT STUDIES; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; HUMANS; INFUSIONS, SUBCUTANEOUS; KANAMYCIN; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY, MORBID; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 67649510388     PISSN: 10962964     EISSN: 15578674     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/sur.2008.038     Document Type: Article

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