Influence of broad-spectrum antibiotic prophylaxis on intracranial pressure monitor infections and subsequent infectious complications in head-injured patients.

May, Addison K; Fleming, Sloan B; Carpenter, Robert O; Diaz, Jose J; Guillamondegui, Oscar D; Deppen, Stephen A; Miller, Richard S; Talbot, Thomas R; Morris, John A

May, Addison K; Fleming, Sloan B; Carpenter, Robert O; Diaz, Jose J; Guillamondegui, Oscar D; Deppen, Stephen A; Miller, Richard S; Talbot, Thomas R; Morris, John A.

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May AK; Division of Trauma and Surgical Critical Care, Section of Surgical Sciences, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN 37212, USA. addison.may@vanderbilt.edu

Surg Infect (Larchmt) ; 7(5): 409-17, 2006 Oct.

Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-17083307

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Antibiotic Prophylaxis; Bacterial Infections/complications; Bacterial Infections/prevention & control; Craniocerebral Trauma/complications; Intracranial Pressure/drug effects; Surgical Wound Infection/complications; Surgical Wound Infection/drug therapy; Adult; Anti-Bacterial Agents/therapeutic use; Craniocerebral Trauma/surgery; Drug Resistance, Bacterial; Female; Humans; Male; Retrospective Studies

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Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Surgical Wound Infection / Bacterial Infections / Intracranial Pressure / Antibiotic Prophylaxis / Craniocerebral Trauma Type of study: Guideline / Observational_studies / Prognostic_studies / Risk_factors_studies Limits: Adult / Female / Humans / Male Language: En Journal: Surg Infect (Larchmt) Journal subject: BACTERIOLOGIA Year: 2006 Type: Article Affiliation country: United States

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