Prophylactic antibiotics to prevent surgical site infection after breast cancer surgery

Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews

Volumn 2014, Issue 3, 2014, Pages

  Jones, Daniel J ^a   Bunn, Frances ^b   Bell Syer, Sophie V ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HERTFORDSHIRE   (United Kingdom)

^c ROYAL UNITED HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; AZITHROMYCIN; CEFAZOLIN; CEFONICID; CLARITHROMYCIN; COLLAGEN; DICLOXACILLIN; FLUCLOXACILLIN; GENTAMICIN; PLACEBO; SULTAMICILLIN;

BREAST CANCER; BREAST RECONSTRUCTION; DRUG COST; DRUG EFFECT; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFECTION RISK; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; RISK REDUCTION; SURGICAL INFECTION; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT; WOUND INFECTION; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; BREAST TUMOR; FEMALE; META ANALYSIS; METHODOLOGY; PREOPERATIVE CARE;

ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; BREAST NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; PREOPERATIVE CARE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 84907388219     PISSN: 14651858     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD005360.pub4     Document Type: Review

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