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Antibiotic prophylaxis for surgery for proximal femoral and other closed long bone fractures

BACKGROUND: Surgical site infection and other hospital‐acquired infections cause significant morbidity after internal fixation of fractures. The administration of antibiotics may reduce the frequency of infections. OBJECTIVES: To determine whether the prophylactic administration of antibiotics in pe...

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Published in:Cochrane Database Syst Rev
Main Authors: Gillespie, William J, Walenkamp, Geert HIM
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: John Wiley & Sons, Ltd 2010
Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7043359/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20238310
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1002/14651858.CD000244.pub2
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