Prevention of infections associated with combat-related central nervous system injuries

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

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

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

^a USAF Medical Center Keesler   (United States)

^b Kimbrough Ambulatory Care Center   (United States)

^c WALTER REED ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d SAN ANTONIO MILITARY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

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

^f NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^g OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^h OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

ⁱ LANDSTUHL REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER   (Germany)

^j QUEEN ELIZABETH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^k MADIGAN ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^l Western Regional Medical Command   (United States)

^m US Air Force Medical Support Agency ^*  (United States)

ⁿ UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

^o UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

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

^q VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^r NAVAL MEDICAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^s UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

more..

Author keywords

Central nervous system; Combat; Infection; Prevention; Trauma

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFAZOLIN; CEFTRIAXONE; CHLORAMPHENICOL; CIPROFLOXACIN; METRONIDAZOLE; PENICILLIN G; SULFADIAZINE; VANCOMYCIN;

ALPHA HEMOLYTIC STREPTOCOCCUS; ANASTOMOSIS; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; BACTERIAL MENINGITIS; BATTLE INJURY; BRAIN ABSCESS; BRAIN INJURY; BRAIN VENTRICULITIS; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID OTORRHEA; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID RHINORRHEA; CLOSTRIDIUM; CRANIECTOMY; CRANIOTOMY; DEBRIDEMENT; HUMAN; INFECTION PREVENTION; LIQUORRHEA; MENINGITIS; MENINGOENCEPHALITIS; MICROCOCCUS; NEUROSURGEON; OSTEOMYELITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SPINAL CORD INJURY; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; WOUND INFECTION; WOUND IRRIGATION; MILITARY MEDICINE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; WAR;

BRAIN INJURIES; HUMANS; MILITARY MEDICINE; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; WAR; WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 84863708135     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: 15298809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/TA.0b013e318227ad86     Document Type: Review

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