Prophylactic antibiotics in surgery

Surgery

Volumn 27, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 431-434

  Prtak, Laura E ^a   Ridgway, Elisabeth J ^a  

^a SHEFFIELD TEACHING HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

antibiotic duration; antibiotics; Clostridium difficile; infection control; MRSA; prophylaxis; surgical prophylaxis; surgical site infection

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; BETA LACTAM ANTIBIOTIC; CEFOTAXIME; CEFUROXIME; CEPHALOSPORIN; CIPROFLOXACIN; FLUCLOXACILLIN; GENTAMICIN; METRONIDAZOLE; PENICILLIN DERIVATIVE; QUINOLONE;

ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; BACTERIAL ENDOCARDITIS; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE INFECTION; DRUG BIOAVAILABILITY; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; FLORA; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MORBIDITY; MYASTHENIA GRAVIS; PORPHYRIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; RISK REDUCTION; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; SURGICAL INFECTION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

EID: 72249120056     PISSN: 02639319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mpsur.2009.08.004     Document Type: Review

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