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Cefazolin vs Second-line Antibiotics for Surgical Site Infection Prevention After Total Joint Arthroplasty Among Patients With a Beta-lactam Allergy

BACKGROUND: Cefazolin is a first-line agent for prevention of surgical site infections (SSIs) after total joint arthroplasty. Patients labeled allergic to beta-lactam antibiotics frequently receive clindamycin or vancomycin perioperatively due to the perceived risk of a hypersensitivity reaction aft...

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Autores principales: Norvell, Miranda R, Porter, Melissa, Ricco, Madison H, Koonce, Ryan C, Hogan, Craig A, Basler, Eric, Wong, Megan, Jeffres, Meghan N
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10289809/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37363051
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofad224