Early antibiotics and debridement independently reduce infection in an open fracture model

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery - Series B

Volumn 94 B, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 107-112

  Penn Barwell, J G ^a,b   Murray, C K ^a,c   Wenke, J C ^a  

^a US ARMY INSTITUTE OF SURGICAL RESEARCH   (United States)

^b QUEEN ELIZABETH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c BROOKE ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CEFAZOLIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BIOFILM; CONFOUNDING VARIABLE; DEBRIDEMENT; EARLY INTERVENTION; EXPERIMENTAL MODEL; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION RATE; INFECTION RISK; MALE; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; NONHUMAN; OPEN FRACTURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RISK REDUCTION; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND IRRIGATION;

ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; CEFAZOLIN; DEBRIDEMENT; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; FRACTURES, OPEN; MALE; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84855542923     PISSN: 0301620X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1302/0301-620X.94B1.27026     Document Type: Article

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