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The timing of prophylactic administration of antibiotics and the risk of surgical-wound infection
Classen DC, Evans RS, Pestotnik SL, Horn SD, Menlove RL, Burke JP. The timing of prophylactic administration of antibiotics and the risk of surgical-wound infection. New England Journal of Medicine. 1992;326(5):281–286.

Recommended article from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Collaborative on Surgical Infection Prevention, which concluded in April 2003.



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