Antibiotic prophylaxis in clean general surgery

Journal of the College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan

Volumn 17, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 462-464

  Ahmad, Maqbool ^a   Asghar, Imran ^b   Abbas, Safdar ^b   Khan, Adil ^c   Mansoor, Muhammmad Nasir ^d  

^a Malir National University of Medical Sciences   (Pakistan)

^b National Institute of Heart Diseases National University of Medical Sciences   (Pakistan)

^c CMH   (Pakistan)

^d NONE   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Antibiotics; Clean surgery; Prophylaxis; Surgical site infection

Indexed keywords

EID: 77950318422     PISSN: 1022386X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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