Implementation of a short course of prophylactic antibiotic treatment for prevention of postoperative infections in clean orthopaedic surgeries

Background & objectives: Perioperative antimicrobial prophylaxis constitutes the bulk of antimicrobial consumption in any hospital. This study was conducted at a level 1 Trauma Centre of a tertiary care hospital of India to assess the efficacy of a short (24 h) course of perioperative antibiotic...

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Main Authors: Purva Mathur, Vivek Trikha, Kamran Farooque, Vijay Sharma, Neetu Jain, Nidhi Bhardwaj, Satyapriya Sharma, M C Misra
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2013-01-01
Series:Indian Journal of Medical Research
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Online Access:http://www.ijmr.org.in/article.asp?issn=0971-5916;year=2013;volume=137;issue=1;spage=111;epage=116;aulast=Mathur