Antibiotic prophylaxis for cardiac surgery

Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy

Volumn 67, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 521-522

  Kappeler, Ruth ^a   Gillham, Margaret ^a   Brown, Nicholas M ^b  

^a PAPWORTH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b ADDENBROOKE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Antibiotic stewardship; Cephalosporins; Surgical site infection surveillance

Indexed keywords

AMINOGLYCOSIDE ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; BETA LACTAM ANTIBIOTIC; CEPHALOSPORIN DERIVATIVE; FLUCLOXACILLIN; GENTAMICIN; GLYCOPEPTIDE;

ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ARTICLE; ASEPSIS; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE INFECTION; COOLING; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; ENDOCARDITIS; ENDOPROSTHESIS; EXTUBATION; HEART PROTECTION; HEART SURGERY; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; PNEUMONIA; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PREOPERATIVE TREATMENT; RISK REDUCTION; SURGICAL INFECTION; SURGICAL SITE INFECTION; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW (TOPIC); TREATMENT DURATION;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; HUMANS; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; THORACIC SURGERY;

EID: 84856963473     PISSN: 03057453     EISSN: 14602091     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jac/dkr536     Document Type: Article

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