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High levels of surgical antibiotic prophylaxis: Implications for hospital-based antibiotic stewardship in Sierra Leone [PDF]
Antimicrobial Stewardship & Healthcare Epidemiology, 2022 Objective: Despite the impact of inappropriate prescribing on antibiotic resistance, data on surgical antibiotic prophylaxis in sub-Saharan Africa are limited.
Sulaiman Lakoh +26 more
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Antibiotic prophylaxis in otolaryngologic surgery [PDF]
International Archives of Otorhinolaryngology, 2013 Aim: Antibiotic prophylaxis aims to prevent infection of surgical sites before contamination or infection occurs. Prolonged antibiotic prophylaxis does not enhance the prevention of surgical infection and is associated with higher rates of antibiotic ...
Ottoline, Ana Carolina Xavier +5 more
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PLoS ONE, 2019 BackgroundInappropriate and excessive use of surgical antibiotic prophylaxis are associated with the emergence of antibiotic resistance. Antibiotic prophylaxis malpractices are common in obstetrics and gynecology settings and antibiotic stewardship is ...
Usman Abubakar +2 more
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Continuous low-dose antibiotic prophylaxis to prevent urinary tract infection in adults who perform clean intermittent self-catheterisation: the AnTIC RCT [PDF]
Health Technology Assessment, 2018 Peer reviewedPublisher ...
Abdel-Fattah, Mohamed +24 more
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Antibiotic Prophylaxis of Infective Endocarditis [PDF]
Current Infectious Disease Reports, 2017 Links between infective endocarditis (IE) and dental and other invasive procedures were first identified in the 1920s, and the use of antibiotic prophylaxis (AP) to prevent IE was first recommended by the American Heart Association in 1955.
M. Thornhill +3 more
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Antibiotic Prophylaxis and Treatment [PDF]
Military Medicine, 1963 Robert E. Blount, Dan Crozier
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Cureus, 2023 Surgical site infections (SSIs) remain a significant concern in the field of surgery, contributing to patient morbidity, prolonged hospital stays, and increased healthcare costs.
Simran Dhole +3 more
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Cirugía y Cirujanos, 2021 Objective: We sought to assess the degree of antibiotic prophylaxis adequacy to our surgical antibiotic prophylaxis protocol among patients who underwent peripheral vascular bypass surgery. Materials and Methods: Prospective cohort study.
Gil Rodríguez-Caravaca +8 more
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Secondary Antibiotic Prophylaxis for Latent Rheumatic Heart Disease.
New England Journal of Medicine, 2021 BACKGROUND Rheumatic heart disease affects more than 40.5 million people worldwide and results in 306,000 deaths annually. Echocardiographic screening detects rheumatic heart disease at an early, latent stage.
A. Beaton +24 more
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