Evaluation of prophylactic antibiotic administration at the surgical ward of a major referral hospital, Islamic republic of Iran;Évaluation de l'administration prophylactique d'antibiotiques au service de chirurgie d'un grand hôpital de recours en république islamique d'Iran

Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal

Volumn 17, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 663-667

  Vessal, G ^a   Namazi, S ^a   Davarpanah, M A ^b   Foroughinia, F ^a  

^a SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFAZOLIN; CEFTIZOXIME; CEFTRIAXONE; CEFUROXIME; GENTAMICIN; METRONIDAZOLE;

AGED; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COST OF ILLNESS; DRUG CHOICE; DRUG INDICATION; FEMALE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; INFANT; IRAN; MALE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREOPERATIVE CARE; PREOPERATIVE TREATMENT; REPEATED DRUG DOSE; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; SURGICAL WARD; TEACHING HOSPITAL; TREATMENT DURATION; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT;

EID: 80052005710     PISSN: 10203397     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.26719/2011.17.8.663     Document Type: Article

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