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Appropriateness of choice and duration of surgical antibiotic prophylaxis and the incidence of surgical site infections: A prospective study

OBJECTIVES: Surgical site infections (SSIs) develop within 30–90 days postoperatively. Antibiotic prophylaxis helps reduce SSI incidence, with cefazolin being the most used agent. Current guidelines recommend against postoperative antibiotic administration or a very short course. This study evaluate...

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Autores principales: Thabit, Abrar K., Fairaq, Ebtihal M., Almutairi, Fahdah S.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Taibah University 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9643560/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36398024
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jtumed.2022.08.012