Implementation of a short course of prophylactic antibiotic treatment for prevention of postoperative infections in clean orthopaedic surgeries

Indian Journal of Medical Research

Volumn 137, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 111-116

  Mathur, Purva ^a   Trikha, Vivek ^a   Farooque, Kamran ^a   Sharma, Vijay ^a   Jain, Neetu ^a   Bhardwaj, Nidhi ^a   Sharma, Satyapriya ^a   Misra, M C ^a  

^a ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial prophylaxis; Cefuroxime; Closed fractures; Internal fixation; Open reduction

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; CEFEPIME; CEFTRIAXONE; CEFUROXIME; LEVOFLOXACIN; LINEZOLID; MEROPENEM; NETILMICIN; PIPERACILLIN PLUS TAZOBACTAM; POLYMYXIN; RIFAMPICIN; SULBACTAM; SULPERAZON; TAZOBACTAM; TEICOPLANIN; TIGECYCLINE; VANCOMYCIN;

ACINETOBACTER BAUMANNII; ADULT; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITAL COST; HUMAN; LIMB FRACTURE; LOADING DRUG DOSE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS INFECTION; NONHUMAN; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; SURGICAL INFECTION; SUTURE REMOVAL; WOUND INFECTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; FEMALE; FRACTURES, CLOSED; HUMANS; INDIA; MALE; METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MIDDLE AGED; ORTHOPEDICS; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 84874682261     PISSN: 09715916     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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