Prophylaxis with systemic antibiotics in patients with severe burns

BMJ (Online)

Volumn 340, Issue 7745, 2010, Pages 487-

  Bracco, David ^a   Eggimann, Philippe ^b  

^a MONTREAL GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b LAUSANNE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN; CEPHALOSPORIN; POLYMYXIN; TOBRAMYCIN;

ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; BURN INFECTION; BURN PATIENT; DISEASE SEVERITY; EDITORIAL; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; HUMAN; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MORTALITY; NONHUMAN; PNEUMONIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT DURATION; VANCOMYCIN RESISTANT ENTEROCOCCUS;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; BURNS; HUMANS; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 77749317168     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17561833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.c208     Document Type: Editorial

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