Spectrum of pathogens in surgical site infections at a Swiss university hospital

Swiss Medical Weekly

Volumn 141, Issue JANUARY, 2011, Pages

  Misteli, Heidi ^a   Widmer, Andreas F ^a   Rosenthal, Rachel ^a   Oertli, Daniel ^a   Marti, Walter R ^a   Weber, Walter P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BASEL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Increased resistance; Microbiology; Surgical site infection

Indexed keywords

CEFUROXIME; METRONIDAZOLE;

ALPHA HEMOLYTIC STREPTOCOCCUS; ANAEROBIC BACTERIUM; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; CANDIDA ALBICANS; COAGULASE NEGATIVE STAPHYLOCOCCUS; COHORT ANALYSIS; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; ENTEROCOCCUS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NONHUMAN; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; SURGICAL INFECTION; SWITZERLAND; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

EID: 79955773143     PISSN: 14247860     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4414/smw.2011.13146     Document Type: Article

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