An updated meta-analysis on the effectiveness of preoperative prophylactic antibiotics in patients undergoing breast surgical procedures

Breast Journal

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 312-317

  Sajid, Muhammad S ^a   Hutson, Kristian ^a   Akhter, Naved ^a   Kalra, Lorain ^a   Rapisarda, Ignacio F ^a   Bonomi, Ricardo ^a  

^a WORTHING HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

adverse reactions; antibiotic prophylaxis; breast surgery; surgical site infection

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; AZITHROMYCIN; CEFAZOLIN; CEFONICID; CLARITHROMYCIN; DICLOXACILLIN; FLUCLOXACILLIN;

ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ARTICLE; BREAST RECONSTRUCTION; BREAST SURGERY; HUMAN; INFECTION RATE; PREOPERATIVE TREATMENT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); SURGICAL INFECTION; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT;

ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; BREAST; BREAST NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAMMAPLASTY; MASTECTOMY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 84863726275     PISSN: 1075122X     EISSN: 15244741     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1524-4741.2012.01248.x     Document Type: Article

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