The plasma levels and tissue penetration of pefloxacin were studied after prophylactic administration to patients undergoing elective biliary surgery. Pefloxacin was administered as a single dose of 800 mg given intravenously as an infusion 1 h before surgery. Over a period of two years, cultures of
Antibiotic prophylaxis in biliary surgery
β Scribed by A. F. A. Mascarenhas
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag
- Year
- 1991
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 370 KB
- Volume
- 19
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0300-8126
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