8
Views
20
CrossRef citations to date
0
Altmetric
Original Article

Renal Transplant Wound Infection: The Value of Prophylactic Antibiotic Treatment

Pages 215-221 | Received 20 Sep 1983, Published online: 15 Feb 2010

REFERENCES

  • Altemeier, W. A., Burke, J. F., Pruitt, B. A. & Sandusky, W. R. (Eds.). 1976. Manual on control of infection in surgical patients. J. B. Lippincott, Philadelphia, Toronto.
  • Anderson, C. B., Haid, S. D., Hruska, K. A. & Ether-edge, E. A. 1978. Significance of microbial contamination of stored cadaver kidneys. Arch Surg 113, 269.
  • Belzer, F. O., Salvatierra, O., Schweizer, R. T. & Kountz, S. L. 1973. Prevention of wound infections by topical antibiotics in high risk patients. Am J Surg 126, 180.
  • Björkén C., Lundgren, G., Ringdén O. & Groth, C. G. 1976. A technique for rapid harvesting of cadaveric renal and pancreatic grafts after circulatory arrest. Br J Surg 63, 517.
  • Cole, M., Kenig, M. D. & Hewitt, V. A. 1973. Metabolism of penicillins to penicilloic acids and 6-amino-penicillanic acid in man and its significance in assessing penicillin absorption. Antimicrob Ag Chemother 3, 463.
  • Doig, R. L., Boyd, P. J. R. & Eykyn, S. 1975. Staphylococcus aureus transmitted in transplanted kidneys. Lancet 2, 243.
  • Groth, C. G., Berg, B., Collste, H., Lundgren, G., Magnusson, G. & Ringdén, O. 1981. Further experience with antihuman lymphocyte globulin (Behring): No effect on cadaveric renal graft survival. Scand J Urol Nephrol 15, 295.
  • Howard, J. M., Barker, W. F., Culbertson, W. R., Grotzinger, P. J., Iovine, V. M., Keehn, R. J. & Ravdin, R. G. 1964. Postoperative wound infections: The influence of ultraviolet irradiation of the operating room and of various other factors. Ann Surg 160 (suppl.), 1.
  • Hoy, W., May, A. G. & Freeman, R. B. 1981. Primary renal transplant wound infections. NY State J Med 81, 1469.
  • Kyriakides, G. R., Simmons, R. L. & Najarian, J. S. 1975. Wound infections in renal transplant wounds: Pathogenic and prognostic factors. Ann Surg 182, 770.
  • Lundgren, G., Berg, B., Biberfeldt, P., Groth, C. G., Kunori, T. & Ringdén, O. 1980. Analysis of the immunologic effect of lymph drainage in organ transplant recipients. Scand J Urol Nephrol, Suppl. 54, 111.
  • Murphy, J. F., McDonald, F. D., Dawson, M., Reite, A., Turcotte, J. & Fekety, F. R. 1976. Factors affecting the frequency of infection in renal transplant recipients. Arch Intern Med 136, 670.
  • Nauta, E. H., Mattie, H. & Goslings, W. R. O. 1973. Pharmacokinetics of cloxacillin in patients on chronic intermittent haemodialysis and in healthy subjects. Chemotherapy 19, 261.
  • Nord, C. E., Heimdahl A., Kager, L. & Malmborg, A. S. 1983. Impact of different antimicrobials on the normal human gastrointestinal microflora. Rev Infect Dis. In press.
  • Novick, A. C. 1981. The value of intraoperative antibiotics in preventing renal transplant wound infections. J Urol 125, 151.
  • Politano, V. A. &, Leadbetter, W. F. 1958. An operative technique for correction of vesicoureteral reflux. J Urol 79, 932.
  • Ramos, E., Karmi, S., Alongi, S. V. & Dagher, F. J. 1980. Infectious complications in renal transplant recipients. South Med J 73, 751.
  • Starzl, T. E. 1964. Experience in renal transplantation. Saunders, Philadelphia and London.
  • Tileny, N. L., Strom, T. B., Vineyard, G. C. & Merril, J. P. 1978. Factors contributing to the declining mortality rate in renal transplantation. N Engl J Med 299, 1321.
  • Walter, S., Pedersen, F. B. & Vejlsgaard, R. 1975. Urinary tract infection and wound infection in kidney transplant patients. Br J Urol 47, 513.
  • Walter, S., Rytter Poulsen, L., Friedberg, M. & Vejlsgaard, R. 1978. The influence of wound drainage on the infection rate in kidney transplant patients. Br J Urol 50, 160

Reprints and Corporate Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

To request a reprint or corporate permissions for this article, please click on the relevant link below:

Academic Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

Obtain permissions instantly via Rightslink by clicking on the button below:

If you are unable to obtain permissions via Rightslink, please complete and submit this Permissions form. For more information, please visit our Permissions help page.