Surgical Antibiotic Prophylaxis After Renal Transplantation: Time to Reconsider

Transplantation Proceedings

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 1118-1119

  Orlando, G ^a   Di Cocco, P ^b   D'Angelo, M ^b   Clemente, K ^b   Manzia, T M ^c   Angelico, R ^c   Tisone, G ^c   Romagnoli, J ^d   Citterio, F ^d   Famulari, A ^b   Pisani, F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF L'AQUILA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

^d CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFOTAXIME; COTRIMOXAZOLE;

ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; HUMAN; INFECTION PREVENTION; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; SURGICAL INFECTION; SYSTEMIC THERAPY; TREATMENT DURATION; URINARY TRACT INFECTION;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; HUMANS; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MULTICENTER STUDIES AS TOPIC; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; SAFETY; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 77952571020     PISSN: 00411345     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2010.03.055     Document Type: Article

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