Risk of surgical site infection and efficacy of antibiotic prophylaxis: a cohort study of appendectomy patients in Thailand
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>No data currently exist about use of antibiotics to prevent surgical site infections (SSI) among patients undergoing appendectomy in Thailand. We therefore examined risk factors, use, and efficacy of prophylactic antibiotics for surg...
Main Authors: | Schønheyder Henrik, Sørensen Henrik, Nørgaard Mette, Kasatpibal Nongyao, Jamulitrat Silom, Chongsuvivatwong Virasakdi |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2006-07-01
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Series: | BMC Infectious Diseases |
Online Access: | http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2334/6/111 |
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