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Prophylactic antimicrobials may not be needed to prevent surgical site infection after skin biopsy: a retrospective study

BACKGROUND: Two types of skin biopsies are routinely performed in dermatology: excisional and punch biopsies. A punch biopsy is a relatively low-risk procedure for surgical site infections (SSIs) because of the shallow wound depth and short operative time. In Japan, prophylactic antimicrobial agents...

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Autores principales: Akiyama, Yuko, Norimatsu, Yuta, Ohno, Yuki
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8848973/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35172906
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13756-022-01077-z