Utilization assessment of antimicrobial prophylaxis in surgical patients at tertiary care teaching hospital

Background: Surgical site infection (SSI) includes all postoperative infections occurring at surgical sites. It is one of the most common causes of the morbidity and mortality in postoperative patients. Surgical antimicrobial prophylaxis (SAP) is a brief course of an anti-microbial agent for the pre...

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Main Authors: Poonam Sharma, Divya Goel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2018-01-01
Series:Saudi Journal for Health Sciences
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Online Access:http://www.saudijhealthsci.org/article.asp?issn=2278-0521;year=2018;volume=7;issue=1;spage=23;epage=27;aulast=Sharma