Outcomes of prophylactic antibiotics following surgery for zygomatic bone fractures

Journal of Cranio-Maxillofacial Surgery

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 131-133

  Knepil, Greg J ^a   Loukota, Richard A ^a  

^a LEEDS TEACHING HOSPITALS NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

antibiotic prophylaxis; fracture; infection; surgery; zygoma

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ARTICLE; CHILD; DEVICE REMOVAL; FEMALE; FRACTURE FIXATION; FRACTURE REDUCTION; HUMAN; INFECTION RATE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; OPEN REDUCTION; PLATE FIXATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURGICAL INFECTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED KINGDOM; ZYGOMA; ZYGOMA ARCH FRACTURE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; BONE PLATES; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTERNAL; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT; ZYGOMATIC FRACTURES;

EID: 76849110791     PISSN: 10105182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcms.2009.03.015     Document Type: Article

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