Attitudes of Nigerian orthopaedic surgeons to the use of prophylactic antibiotics

International Orthopaedics

Volumn 39, Issue 11, 2015, Pages 2161-2165

  Madubueze, Christian C ^a   Umaru, Habila ^a   Alada, Abdurazaq ^a  

^a NATIONAL HOSPITAL   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Implant surgery; Nigerian surgeons; Prophylactic antibiotics

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFTRIAXONE; CEFUROXIME; CEPHALOSPORIN; CIPROFLOXACIN; GENTAMICIN; LEVOFLOXACIN; METRONIDAZOLE; OFLOXACIN; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; CONSULTATION; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NIGERIAN; NORMAL HUMAN; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; ORTHOPEDIC IMPLANT; ORTHOPEDIC SURGEON; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTOCOL COMPLIANCE; RESIDENT; SKIN INCISION; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; NIGERIA; ORTHOPEDICS; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; SURGEON; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION;

ADULT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NIGERIA; ORTHOPEDICS; SURGEONS; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84945472654     PISSN: 03412695     EISSN: 14325195     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00264-015-2822-7     Document Type: Article

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