Postoperative infections in obstetrics and gynecology

Clinical Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 55, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 904-913

  Jaiyeoba, Oluwatosin ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

antibiotics; endomyometritis; fever; pelvic abscess; pelvic cellulitis; postoperative infections

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; CARBAPENEM DERIVATIVE; CEFAZOLIN; CEFOTETAN; CEFOXITIN; CEFTRIAXONE; CEPHALOSPORIN DERIVATIVE; CILASTATIN PLUS IMIPENEM; CLINDAMYCIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; DOXYCYCLINE; ERTAPENEM; GENTAMICIN; MEROPENEM; METRONIDAZOLE; MOXIFLOXACIN; PENICILLIN DERIVATIVE; PIPERACILLIN PLUS TAZOBACTAM; TIMENTIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BLOOD CELL COUNT; BODY TEMPERATURE; CELLULITIS; CESAREAN SECTION; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIABETES MELLITUS; ENDOMYOMETRITIS; FEVER; GYNECOLOGY; HUMAN; INFECTION PREVENTION; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; OBESITY; OBSTETRICS; OPERATION DURATION; PATHOGENESIS; PELVIS ABSCESS; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; RISK FACTOR; ROOM VENTILATION; SMOKING; SURGICAL DRAINAGE; SURGICAL INFECTION; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; VAGINAL CUFF CELLULITIS; VAGINAL DELIVERY;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CESAREAN SECTION; ENDOMETRITIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYSTERECTOMY; PELVIC INFECTION; PELVIS; RISK FACTORS; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; THROMBOPHLEBITIS; URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS;

EID: 84868133648     PISSN: 00099201     EISSN: 15325520     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/GRF.0b013e3182714734     Document Type: Article

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