@article{7121f9a86221442f82b2ec0a82a86684,
title = "Presumptive antibiotics for penetrating abdominal wounds.",
author = "Moore, \{F A\} and Moore, \{E E\} and Ammons, \{L A\} and McCroskey, \{B L\}",
note = "The optimal antimicrobial agent or agents for penetrating abdominal injuries remains undetermined. During the three year period ending August 1987, 317 consecutive patients undergoing celiotomy for penetrating abdominal trauma were prospectively randomized to receive either mezlocillin, 4 grams every six hours, or clindamycin, 600 milligrams every six hours, and gentamicin, loading dose of 2.0 milligrams per kilogram, then 1.5 kilograms every eight hours.",
year = "1989",
month = aug,
day = "1",
language = "American English",
volume = "169",
journal = "Surgery gynecology \& obstetrics",
number = "2",
}