Prospective study of wound infections in Mohs micrographic surgery using clean surgical technique in the absence of prophylactic antibiotics

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

Volumn 63, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 842-851

  Rogers, Heather D ^a,b   Desciak, Edward B ^c,d   Marcus, Rebecca P ^d   Wang, Shuang ^e   MacKay Wiggan, Julian ^d   Eliezri, Yehuda D ^c,d  

^a Madison Skin and Laser Center   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c Center for Laser and Dermatologic Surgery   (United States)

^d Medical Center ^*  (United States)

^e Department of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

clean surgical technique; Mohs micrographic surgery; surgical site infection

Indexed keywords

AGED; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ARTICLE; CHEMOSURGERY; CLINICAL TRIAL; FEMALE; HEMATOMA; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICROSURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT; SURGICAL GLOVE; SURGICAL INFECTION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TUMOR; WOUND HEALING; WOUND INFECTION;

AGED; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ASEPSIS; CARCINOMA, BASAL CELL; CARCINOMA, SQUAMOUS CELL; FEMALE; GLOVES, SURGICAL; HUMANS; MALE; MELANOMA; METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MOHS SURGERY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SKIN NEOPLASMS; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STERILIZATION; SURGICAL FLAPS; SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 77957986617     PISSN: 01909622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaad.2010.07.029     Document Type: Article

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