Bacitracin after clean surgical procedures may be risky [10]

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

Volumn 51, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 1036-

  Jacob, Sharon E ^a   James, William D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACITRACIN; CALAMINE; PETROLATUM; POLYMYXIN B; POLYSPORIN; PSEUDOMONIC ACID;

ALLERGIC REACTION; ANAPHYLAXIS; DRUG COST; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG SAFETY; HUMAN; LETTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN ALLERGY; SURGICAL WOUND; WOUND CARE; WOUND DRESSING; WOUND HEALING; WOUND INFECTION;

ANAPHYLAXIS; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS, LOCAL; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; BACITRACIN; DERMATITIS, ALLERGIC CONTACT; PETROLATUM; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 9944251972     PISSN: 01909622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaad.2004.05.022     Document Type: Letter

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