Post-operative antibiotic use in nonperforated appendicitis

American Journal of Surgery

Volumn 198, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 748-752

  Le, Dinhkim ^a   Rusin, Wendy ^a   Hill, Britani ^a   Langell, John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Appendicitis; Nonperforated appendicitis; Postoperative antibiotics; Preoperative antibiotics; Surgical site infection

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ADULT; APPENDECTOMY; APPENDICITIS; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIARRHEA; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URINARY TRACT INFECTION;

ADULT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; APPENDICITIS; DIARRHEA; ENTEROCOLITIS, PSEUDOMEMBRANOUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS;

EID: 71149107470     PISSN: 00029610     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2009.05.028     Document Type: Article

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