| Literature DB >> 2570104 |
T D Cartmill1, M F al Zahawi, P R Sisson, H R Ingham, F K Gould, P B Crone, M J Betty, P J Crawford, R M Kalbag, A D Mendelow.
Abstract
Of 423 patients undergoing elective cranial and spinal operations, infections due to Staphylococcus aureus occurred in 3 of 217 (1.4%) receiving penicillin for 1 day, in none of 206 receiving penicillin for 5 days. There was no significant difference in rates of infection between the two groups receiving penicillin. It is concluded that penicillin for 1 day is as effective as penicillin for 5 days, in the prevention of wound infections due to S. aureus.Entities:
Mesh：
Substances：
Year: 1989 PMID： 2570104 DOI： 10.1016/0195-6701(89)90135-7
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Hosp Infect ISSN： 0195-6701 Impact factor: 3.926