Is there a current role for preoperative non-absorbable oral antimicrobial agents for prophylaxis of infection after colorectal surgery?

Surgical Infections

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 285-288

  Hayashi, Michael S ^a   Wilson, Samuel Eric ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; CEFALOTIN; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITOR;

COLORECTAL SURGERY; DRUG MECHANISM; HUMAN; INTESTINE PREPARATION; MEDICAL PRACTICE; NONHUMAN; OUTPATIENT; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SURGICAL INFECTION;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; COLORECTAL SURGERY; HUMANS; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 67651122941     PISSN: 10962964     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/sur.2008.9958     Document Type: Review

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