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Multidose prophylactic IV antibiotics do not lower the risk of surgical site infection for isolated closed ankle fractures

OBJECTIVES: To compare the surgical site infection (SSI) rates in ankle fracture patients receiving either single preoperative intravenous (IV) dose (SD) or multidose 24 hours IV postoperative (MD) perioperative IV antibiotic prophylaxis. DESIGN: Retrospective case–control study. SETTING: Level I Tr...

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Autores principales: Frank, Matt, Francis, Jeffrey, Bender, Mark, Roberts, Michael, Watson, David, Shah, Anjan, Maxson, Ben, Infante, Anthony, Sanders, Roy, Mir, Hassan R.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Wolters Kluwer Health 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7997112/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33937666
http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/OI9.0000000000000035