The use of infection prevention practices in female pelvic medicine and reconstructive surgery

Current Opinion in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 408-413

  Tate, Alison ^a   Yazdany, Tajnoos ^a   Bhatia, Narender ^a  

^a HARBOR UCLA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

antibiotic prophylaxis; aseptic techniques; infection prevention; urogynecology; urology

Indexed keywords

AZTREONAM; CEFAZOLIN; CIPROFLOXACIN; CLINDAMYCIN; GENTAMICIN; LEVOFLOXACIN; METRONIDAZOLE; MOXIFLOXACIN; NITROFURANTOIN;

ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; CYSTOSCOPY; DECISION MAKING; HUMAN; MESH SLING; MORBIDITY; NONHUMAN; PELVIC INFLAMMATORY DISEASE; PLASTIC SURGERY; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; PREOPERATIVE TREATMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; SURGICAL INFECTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; URODYNAMICS; VAGINA RECONSTRUCTION; WOUND INFECTION;

ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; CROSS INFECTION; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; PERIOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; UROGENITAL SURGICAL PROCEDURES;

EID: 77956430360     PISSN: 1040872X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/GCO.0b013e32833e49c3     Document Type: Review

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