Antibiotic prophylaxis in cardiac surgery: Systematic review and meta-analysis

Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy

Volumn 67, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 541-550

  Lador, Adi ^a   Nasir, Hanaa ^a   Mansur, Nariman ^a   Sharoni, Erez ^a,b   Biderman, Philippe ^a,b   Leibovici, Leonard ^a,b   Paul, Mical ^a,b  

^a RABIN MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

CABG; Coronary artery bypass graft; Infection prevention; Surgical site infection

Indexed keywords

BETA LACTAM; CEPHALOSPORIN; GLYCOPEPTIDE; PENICILLIN G; TEICOPLANIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; COCHRANE LIBRARY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG DOSE COMPARISON; ENDOCARDITIS; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; HEART SURGERY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MEDLINE; META ANALYSIS; MORTALITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PNEUMONIA; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; SURGICAL INFECTION; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREATMENT DURATION; WOUND INFECTION;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; CEPHALOSPORINS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; THORACIC SURGERY; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84856962060     PISSN: 03057453     EISSN: 14602091     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jac/dkr470     Document Type: Review

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