The role of antibiotics in reduction mammaplasty

Annals of Plastic Surgery

Volumn 65, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 144-146

  Veiga Filho, Joel ^a   Veiga, Daniela F ^a,b   Neto, Miguel Sabino ^a   Amorim, Marcelo C ^b   Novo, Neil F ^b,c   Ferreira, Lydia M ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSIDADE DO VALE DO SAPUCAÍ   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SANTO AMARO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

antibacterial agents; breast hypertrophy; plastic surgery; surgical wound infection

Indexed keywords

CEFALEXIN; CEFALOTIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ARTICLE; BREAST RECONSTRUCTION; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SURGICAL INFECTION;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; CEPHALEXIN; CEPHALOTHIN; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFUSIONS, INTRAVENOUS; MAMMAPLASTY; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 77955227228     PISSN: 01487043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/SAP.0b013e3181c47d88     Document Type: Article

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