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. 1992 Feb;63(1):4-6.
doi: 10.3109/17453679209154839.

Oral cefadroxil prophylaxis in hip fracture surgery. Serum concentrations studied in 17 patients

K S Nungu  1 , S Bengtsson, C Olerud, L Rehnberg, S Larsson
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Oral cefadroxil prophylaxis in hip fracture surgery. Serum concentrations studied in 17 patients

K S Nungu et al. Acta Orthop Scand. 1992 Feb.

Abstract

Serum concentration-time curves were determined in seventeen 82 (60-90) year-old patients undergoing trochanteric hip fracture surgery after receiving 1 g of cefadroxil per os. All the patients attained a serum level of antibiotic high enough to inhibit the growth of Staphylococcus aureus and S. epidermidis. When orally administered, cefadroxil should be given within 2 hours before surgery.

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