Efficacy of a short course antibiotic prophylaxis for open reduction of closed fractures: First report from India

Journal of Association of Physicians of India

Volumn 58, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 124-

  Kumar, Sudeep ^a   Behera, Bijayini ^a   Farooque, Kamran ^a   Sharma, Vijay ^a   Mathur, Purva ^a  

^a ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CEFAZOLIN;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; FRACTURE; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; GRAM POSITIVE INFECTION; HUMAN; INDIA; LETTER; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; CEFAZOLIN; FEMALE; FRACTURES, CLOSED; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIA; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INDIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 75949125360     PISSN: 00045772     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Letter

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