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Military Medicine

The Effect of Systemic Antibiotic Prophylaxis and Wound Irrigation on Penetrating Combat Wounds in a Return-to-Duty Population

Robert T. Gerhardt Department of Emergency Medicine, Brooke Army Medical Center/San Antonio Uniformed Services Health Education Consortium, Fort Sam Houston, Texas; Department of Military and Emergency Medicine, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, Maryland; 1st Battalion, 12th U.S. Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas; Prehospital Research Branch, U.S. Army Institute of Surgical Research, Fort Sam Houston, Texas
, MD, MPH,
Joseph M. Matthews Department of Emergency Medicine, Brooke Army Medical Center/San Antonio Uniformed Services Health Education Consortium, Fort Sam Houston, Texas
, MD, MPHTM &
Scott G. Sullivan 1st Battalion, 12th U.S. Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas
, MPAS, PA-C
Pages 500-504 | Received 09 Jan 2009, Accepted 21 Apr 2009, Published online: 09 Sep 2009

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