Prevention of infections associated with combat-related extremity injuries

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 71, Issue 2 SUPPL. 2, 2011, Pages

  Murray, Clinton K ^a   Obremskey, William T ^c   Hsu, Joseph R ^a,b   Andersen, Romney C ^d   Calhoun, Jason H ^e   Clasper, Jon C ^f,k   Whitman, Timothy J ^d   Curry, Thomas K ^g   Fleming, Mark E ^d   Wenke, Joseph C ^b   Ficke, James R ^a   Hospenthal, Duane R ^a   Bell, R Bryan ⁱ   Cancio, Leopoldo C ^b   Cho, John M ^j   Chung, Kevin K ^b   Colyer, Marcus H ^d   Conger, Nicholas G ^l   Costanzo, George P ^b   Crouch, Helen K ^a   D'Avignon, Laurie C ⁿ   Dorlac, Warren C ^o   Dunne, James R ^d   Eastridge, Brian J ^b   Forgione, Michael A ^l   Green, Andrew D ^k   Hale, Robert G ^b   Hayes, David K ^a   Holcomb, John B ^p   Kester, Kent E ^q   Martin, Gregory J ^d   Moores, Leon E ^r   Petersen, Kyle ^s   Renz, Evan M ^b   Saffle, Jeffrey R ^t   Solomkin, Joseph S ^o   Sutter, Deena E ^a   Tribble, David R ^h   Wiesen, Andrew R ^m   Wortmann, Glenn W ^d   more..

^a BROOKE ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

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

^c VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d WALTER REED ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f Academic Department of Military Surgery and Trauma   (United Kingdom)

^g MADIGAN ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^h NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

ⁱ OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^j LANDSTUHL REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER   (Germany)

^k QUEEN ELIZABETH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^l KEESLER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^m Western Regional Medical Command   (United States)

ⁿ Global Health Engagement Branch ^*  (United States)

^o UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

^p UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

^q WALTER REED ARMY INSTITUTE OF RESEARCH   (United States)

^r Kimbrough Ambulatory Care Center   (United States)

^s NAVAL MEDICAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^t UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

more..

Author keywords

Afghanistan; Extremity; Infection; Iraq; Prevention

Indexed keywords

AMINOGLYCOSIDE ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFALEXIN; CEFAMANDOLE; CEFAPIRIN; CEFAZOLIN; CEFONICID; CEFOTAXIME; CEFRADINE; CEFTRIAXONE; CEPHALOSPORIN; CIPROFLOXACIN; CLINDAMYCIN; CLOXACILLIN; DICLOXACILLIN; EXTENDED SPECTRUM BETA LACTAMASE; FLUCLOXACILLIN; GENTAMICIN; MEROPENEM; PENICILLIN G; PLACEBO; QUINOLINE DERIVED ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; VANCOMYCIN; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ACINETOBACTER BAUMANNII; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; BATTLE INJURY; COMBAT RELATED EXTREMITY INJURY; DEBRIDEMENT; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FOLLOW UP; FRACTURE HEALING; HUMAN; INFECTION COMPLICATION; INFECTION PREVENTION; KLEBSIELLA; LIMB INJURY; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; OSTEOMYELITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; REVIEW; SURGICAL WOUND; ARM INJURY; LEG INJURY; MICROBIOLOGY; MILITARY MEDICINE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; WAR; WOUND INFECTION;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ARM INJURIES; HUMANS; LEG INJURIES; MILITARY MEDICINE; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; WAR; WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 84863652499     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: 15298809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/TA.0b013e318227ac5f     Document Type: Review

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