Surgeon practices regarding infection prevention for pediatric spinal surgery

Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics

Volumn 33, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 694-699

  Glotzbecker, Michael P ^a   Vitale, Michael G ^b   Shea, Kevin G ^c   Flynn, John M ^d  

^a BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b NEW YORK PRESBYTERIAN HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c Intermountain Orthopaedics   (United States)

^d CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA   (United States)

Author keywords

pediatric; spine infection; survey

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEPHALOSPORIN; CHLORHEXIDINE; CLINDAMYCIN; GENTAMICIN; VANCOMYCIN; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; CEPHALOSPORIN DERIVATIVE; TOPICAL ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ARTICLE; BONE GRAFT; CLINICAL PRACTICE; HUMAN; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFECTION RATE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; PEDIATRIC SURGEON; PEDIATRIC SURGERY; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINE SURGERY; TREATMENT RESPONSE; URINE CULTURE; CHILD; CROSS INFECTION; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; SPINE; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; SURGERY; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS, LOCAL; CEPHALOSPORINS; CHILD; CHLORHEXIDINE; CROSS INFECTION; GENTAMICINS; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; SPINE; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; VANCOMYCIN;

EID: 84884673586     PISSN: 02716798     EISSN: 15392570     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BPO.0b013e31829241b8     Document Type: Article

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