Carbapenems for surgical prophylaxis?

N Engl J Med. 2006 Dec 21;355(25):2693-5. doi: 10.1056/NEJMe068258.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Editorial
  • Comment

MeSH terms

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use
  • Antibiotic Prophylaxis*
  • Cefotetan / therapeutic use*
  • Colorectal Surgery
  • Drug Resistance, Bacterial
  • Elective Surgical Procedures
  • Ertapenem
  • Humans
  • Surgical Wound Infection / prevention & control*
  • Treatment Failure
  • beta-Lactams / therapeutic use*

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents
  • beta-Lactams
  • Cefotetan
  • Ertapenem