Increased incidence of postoperative infections during prophylaxis with cephalothin compared to doxycycline in intestinal surgery

BMC Surgery

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2009, Pages

  Baatrup, Gunnar ^a,b   Nilsen, Roy M ^a,b   Svensen, Rune ^a   Akselsen, Per E ^a  

^a HAUKELAND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; CEFALOTIN; DOXYCYCLINE; METRONIDAZOLE;

AGED; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ARTICLE; CESAREAN SECTION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYSTERECTOMY; INTESTINE; MALE; SURGICAL INFECTION;

AGED; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; CEPHALOTHIN; CESAREAN SECTION; DOXYCYCLINE; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYSTERECTOMY; INTESTINES; MALE; METRONIDAZOLE; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 73449120404     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712482     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2482-9-17     Document Type: Article

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