Simple steps to minimize spine infections in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis

Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 29-33

  Myung, Karen S ^a   Glassman, David M ^b   Tolo, Vernon T ^a   Skaggs, David L ^a  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL LOS ANGELES   (United States)

^b NAVAL MEDICAL CENTER PORTSMOUTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Antibiotic prophylaxis; Prevention; Spinal fusion; Surgical site infection

Indexed keywords

CEFAZOLIN; CEFTAZIDIME; VANCOMYCIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT IDIOPATHIC SCOLIOSIS; ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ARTICLE; COAGULASE NEGATIVE STAPHYLOCOCCUS; DEBRIDEMENT; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INFECTION RATE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POSTERIOR SPINE FUSION; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SURGICAL INFECTION; WOUND IRRIGATION;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; CEFTAZIDIME; COHORT STUDIES; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; DEBRIDEMENT; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; PRIMARY PREVENTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCOLIOSIS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SEX FACTORS; SPINAL FUSION; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; THERAPEUTIC IRRIGATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VANCOMYCIN;

EID: 84890551410     PISSN: 02716798     EISSN: 15392570     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BPO.0b013e31829b2d75     Document Type: Article

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