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A Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials Assessing the Prophylactic Use of Ceftriaxone. A Study of Wound, Chest and Urinary Infections

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  1. Department of Visceral and Transplantation Surgery, University Hospital, Rämistrasse 100, 8091, Zürich, Switzerland

    Markus Schäfer & Pierre-Alain Clavien

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Schäfer, M., Clavien, PA. A Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials Assessing the Prophylactic Use of Ceftriaxone. A Study of Wound, Chest and Urinary Infections. World J Surg 33, 2551–2552 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00268-009-0232-y

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