The end of postoperative antimicrobial prophylaxis?

The Lancet Infectious Diseases

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 357-358

  Hedrick, Traci L ^a   Sawyer, Robert G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CEFAZOLIN;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIMICROBIAL THERAPY; CANCER SURGERY; GASTRECTOMY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; IMMUNE SYSTEM; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFECTION RISK; LETTER; MEDICAID; MEDICARE; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STOMACH CANCER; TREATMENT DURATION;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTRAOPERATIVE CARE; MALE; STOMACH NEOPLASMS; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 84860304331     PISSN: 14733099     EISSN: 14744457     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1473-3099(12)70019-1     Document Type: Letter

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