title: Intraoperative microbiological sampling is unhelpful after prophylactic antibiotic.
authors.affiliation: University Department of Surgery, Bristol Royal Infirmary, England.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Cooper
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Billings
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Turner
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Leaper
mesh_terms: D001419:Bacteria / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000517:prevention & control*; D002437:Cefazolin / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D015313:Cefotetan / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic; D005767:Gastrointestinal Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008802:Mezlocillin / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000517:prevention & control*; D011897:Random Allocation; D013530:Surgical Wound Infection / Q000517:prevention & control*
chemical_list: D015313:Cefotetan; D002437:Cefazolin; D008802:Mezlocillin