Antibiotic prophylaxis and the prevention of surgical site infection

Current Opinion in Pediatrics

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 334-338

  Bucher, Brian T ^a   Warner, Brad W ^a   Dillon, Patrick A ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

antimicrobial prophylaxis; children; surgical site infection

Indexed keywords

AMINOGLYCOSIDE; BETA LACTAM; CEFAZOLIN; CEPHALOSPORIN; METRONIDAZOLE; VANCOMYCIN;

ABDOMINAL SURGERY; ACUTE APPENDICITIS; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; APPENDECTOMY; APPENDICITIS; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETER; COAGULASE NEGATIVE STAPHYLOCOCCUS; DISEASE CONTROL; DRUG EFFICACY; ENTEROBACTER; ENTEROCOCCUS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GASTROSCHISIS; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; HOSPITAL COST; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFECTION RATE; INFECTION RISK; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS INFECTION; MORTALITY; PENICILLIN ALLERGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEUS MIRABILIS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; REVIEW; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; SKIN INCISION; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; SURGICAL INFECTION; SURGICAL SITE INFECTION; WOUND ASSESSMENT;

ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; CHILD; HUMANS; RISK FACTORS; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 79958047572     PISSN: 10408703     EISSN: 1531698X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MOP.0b013e3283464a75     Document Type: Review

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