Postoperative use of topical antimicrobials

Dermatitis

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 174-

  Kim, Brian ^a   James, William ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; BACITRACIN; NEOMYCIN; PSEUDOMONIC ACID; WHITE PETROLATUM; POLYMYXIN B;

ANAPHYLAXIS; ANTIMICROBIAL THERAPY; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTACT DERMATITIS; DRUG EFFICACY; HUMAN; LETTER; PATCH TEST; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; SURGICAL INFECTION; SURGICAL WOUND; TOPICAL TREATMENT; WOUND HEALING; ANIMAL; INCIDENCE; NOTE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; SKIN; SKIN ALLERGY; STANDARD;

ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACITRACIN; DERMATITIS, ALLERGIC CONTACT; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MUPIROCIN; NEOMYCIN; PATCH TESTS; POLYMYXIN B; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; SKIN; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 69249208691     PISSN: 17103568     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2310/6620.2009.08106     Document Type: Letter

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