Local antibiotics to prevent surgical site infections: another Zeno's paradox?

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Keith A Horvath. Arch Surg. 2011 Mar.

. 2011 Mar;146(3):359-60.

doi: 10.1001/archsurg.2011.21.

¹ Cardiothoracic Surgery, NIH Heart Center at Suburban Hospital, 8600 Old Georgetown Rd., Bethesda, MD 20814, USA. khorvath@nih.gov

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