Clinical practice guidelines for antimicrobial prophylaxis in surgery.

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Published in Am J Health Syst Pharm on February 01, 2013

Authors

Dale W Bratzler1, E Patchen Dellinger, Keith M Olsen, Trish M Perl, Paul G Auwaerter, Maureen K Bolon, Douglas N Fish, Lena M Napolitano, Robert G Sawyer, Douglas Slain, James P Steinberg, Robert A Weinstein, American Society of Health-System Pharmacists, Infectious Disease Society of America, Surgical Infection Society, Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America

Author Affiliations

1: College of Medicine, Oklahoma University Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, OK, USA.

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