Bacterial contamination of fresh traumatic wounds at Trauma Center, Siriraj Hospital, Bangkok, Thailand

Journal of the Medical Association of Thailand

Volumn 97, Issue 3 SUPPL. 3, 2014, Pages

  Sirijatuphat, Rujipas ^a   Siritongtaworn, Preecha ^a   Sripojtham, Vipaporn ^a   Boonyasiri, Adhiratha ^a   Thamlikitkul, Visanu ^a  

^a MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Anti biotic prophylaxis; Bacterial contamination; Traumatic wound

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; AMOXICILLIN; AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; AMPICILLIN; CEFEPIME; CEFOTAXIME; CEFOXITIN; CEFTAZIDIME; CEFTRIAXONE; CEFUROXIME; CEPHALOSPORIN DERIVATIVE; CIPROFLOXACIN; CLINDAMYCIN; DICLOXACILLIN; GENTAMICIN; RABIES VACCINE; SULFAMETHOXAZOLE; TETANUS TOXOID; TRIMETHOPRIM;

ACINETOBACTER; ADULT; AEROMONAS; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BITE WOUND; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FRESH TRAUMATIC WOUND; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INJURY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STREPTOCOCCUS; VACCINATION; WOUND ASSESSMENT; WOUND CARE; WOUND INFECTION; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; MICROBIOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; THAILAND; VERY ELDERLY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; THAILAND; TRAUMA CENTERS; WOUND INFECTION; WOUNDS AND INJURIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84900008527     PISSN: 01252208     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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