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ORIGINAL RESEARCH

The Role of Antibiotics after Surgical Treatment of Simple Hand Infections: A Prospective Pilot Study

Theodora ManoliDepartment of Hand, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery with Burn Unit, Eberhard-Karls-University of Tuebingen, BG Trauma Centre Tuebingen, GermanyCorrespondence[email protected]
, MD,
Ashin Rahmanian-SchwarzDepartment of Hand, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery with Burn Unit, Eberhard-Karls-University of Tuebingen, BG Trauma Centre Tuebingen, Germany
, MD,
Kathrin KonheiserDepartment of Hand, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery with Burn Unit, Eberhard-Karls-University of Tuebingen, BG Trauma Centre Tuebingen, Germany
,
Phillipp GonserDepartment of Hand, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery with Burn Unit, Eberhard-Karls-University of Tuebingen, BG Trauma Centre Tuebingen, Germany
, MD &
Hans-Eberhard SchallerDepartment of Hand, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery with Burn Unit, Eberhard-Karls-University of Tuebingen, BG Trauma Centre Tuebingen, Germany
, MD
Pages 229-234 | Received 07 Sep 2012, Accepted 24 Oct 2012, Published online: 20 Mar 2013

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