Routinely using prophylactic antibiotic may not effectively prevent intervertebral disc infection: A new strategy to preventing postoperative intervertebral disc infection

Medical Hypotheses

Volumn 76, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 464-466

  Cai, Hong Xin ^a   Liu, Chao ^a   Fan, Shun Wu ^a  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGGRECAN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; GLUCOSE; LACTIC ACID; PROTEOGLYCAN;

ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ARTICLE; BODY POSITION; DISKITIS; DRUG DIFFUSION; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG PENETRATION; DRUG TISSUE LEVEL; DRUG TRANSPORT; HUMAN; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK DEGENERATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OSMOTIC PRESSURE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; SCLEROSIS; SPINE SURGERY;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; DISCITIS; HUMANS; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK DEGENERATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; TREATMENT FAILURE;

EID: 79952311093     PISSN: 03069877     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mehy.2010.11.021     Document Type: Article

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