Tzu Chi Medical Journal
Volume 20, Issue 2 , Pages 112-118 , June 2008

Quality Improvement of Antimicrobial Prophylaxis for Abdominal Hysterectomy in a Medical Center in Eastern Taiwan

  • Meng-Si Wu

      Affiliations

    • Division of Plastic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Buddhist Tzu Chi General Hospital, Hualien, Taiwan
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  • Tzong-Bor Sun

      Affiliations

    • Division of Plastic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Buddhist Tzu Chi General Hospital, Hualien, Taiwan
    • Department of Medicine, Tzu Chi University, Hualien, Taiwan
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Division of Plastic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Buddhist Tzu Chi General Hospital, 707, Section 3, Chung-Yang Road, Hualien, Taiwan
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  • Ming-Hwang Shyr

      Affiliations

    • Department of Anesthesiology, Buddhist Tzu Chi General Hospital, Hualien, Taiwan
    • Department of Medicine, Tzu Chi University, Hualien, Taiwan
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  • Yu-Chi Wei

      Affiliations

    • Department of Gynecology, Buddhist Tzu Chi General Hospital, Hualien, Taiwan
    • Department of Medicine, Tzu Chi University, Hualien, Taiwan
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  • Tsung-Ying Chen

      Affiliations

    • Department of Anesthesiology, Buddhist Tzu Chi General Hospital, Hualien, Taiwan
    • Department of Medicine, Tzu Chi University, Hualien, Taiwan
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  • Tang-Yuan Chu

      Affiliations

    • Department of Gynecology, Buddhist Tzu Chi General Hospital, Hualien, Taiwan
    • Department of Medicine, Tzu Chi University, Hualien, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Yu-Huai Ho

      Affiliations

    • Department of Infectious Disease, Buddhist Tzu Chi General Hospital, Hualien, Taiwan
    • Department of Medicine, Tzu Chi University, Hualien, Taiwan
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  • Lih-Shinn Wang

      Affiliations

    • Department of Infectious Disease, Buddhist Tzu Chi General Hospital, Hualien, Taiwan
    • Department of Medicine, Tzu Chi University, Hualien, Taiwan

Received 22 August 2007 ,Revised 31 October 2007 ,Accepted 5 November 2007.

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doi: 10.1016/S1016-3190(08)60020-8

Tzu Chi Medical Journal
Volume 20, Issue 2 , Pages 112-118 , June 2008

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