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Surgical Antibiotic Prophylaxis in an Era of Antibiotic Resistance: Common Resistant Bacteria and Wider Considerations for Practice

Infection and Drug Resistance, 2021
The increasing incidence of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) presents a global crisis to healthcare, with longstanding antimicrobial agents becoming less effective at treating and preventing infection.
B. Menz, E. Charani, D. L. Gordon, A. Leather, S. R. Moonesinghe, C. Phillips   +5 more
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Topical antibiotic prophylaxis to reduce respiratory tract infections and mortality in adults receiving mechanical ventilation.

Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2021
BACKGROUND Patients treated with mechanical ventilation in intensive care units (ICUs) have a high risk of developing respiratory tract infections (RTIs).
S. Minozzi, S. Pifferi, L. Brazzi, V. Pecoraro, G. Montrucchio, R. D'amico   +5 more
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Adequacy of antibiotic prophylaxis and incidence of surgical site infections in neck surgery

Scientific Reports, 2021
Health care-related infections are frequent and among them surgical site infection (SSI) are the most frequent in hospitals. The objective was to evaluate the adequacy of antibiotic prophylaxis in patients undergoing neck surgery and its relationship ...
M. Alonso-García, A. Toledano-Muñoz, J. M. Aparicio-Fernández, F. M. De-la-Rosa-Astacio, D. Rodríguez-Villar, A. Gil-de-Miguel, M. Durán-Poveda, G. Rodríguez-Caravaca   +7 more
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Cost-effectiveness analysis of antibiotic prophylaxis versus no antibiotic prophylaxis for acute cholecystectomy

BMJ Open Gastroenterology, 2023
Objective For acute cholecystitis, the treatment of choice is laparoscopic cholecystectomy. In mild-to-moderate cases, the use of antibiotic prophylaxis for the prevention of postoperative infectious complications (POICs) lacks evidence regarding its ...
Laure de Preux, Maya Satheeskaran, Aminah Hussan, Ailin Anto   +3 more
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Structural equation modeling the “control of gut overgrowth” in the prevention of ICU-acquired Gram-negative infection

Critical Care, 2020
Background Conceptually, the “control of gut overgrowth” (COGO) is key in mediating prevention against infection with Gram-negative bacilli by topical antibiotic prophylaxis, a common constituent of selective digestive decontamination (SDD) regimens ...
James C. Hurley
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Healthcare Professionals’ Knowledge and Beliefs on Antibiotic Prophylaxis in Cesarean Section: A Mixed-Methods Study in Benin

Antibiotics, 2022
A low adherence to recommendations on antibiotic prophylaxis has been reported worldwide. Since 2009, cesarean sections have been performed under user fee exemption in Benin with a free kit containing the required supplies and antibiotics for prophylaxis.
Angèle Modupè Dohou, Valentina Oana Buda, Severin Anagonou, Françoise Van Bambeke, Thierry Van Hees, Francis Moïse Dossou, Olivia Dalleur   +6 more
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Do smaller chicken farms use more antibiotics? Evidence of antibiotic diffusion from Nigeria

Agribusiness, Volume 39, Issue 1, Page 242-262, Winter 2023., 2023
Abstract Farmers across the world have been using antibiotics in poultry production for both therapeutic and nontherapeutic purposes since the mid 1900s. The literature on antibiotic diffusion and intensification is largely focused on developed countries in North America and Western Europe.
Charuta M. Parkhi, Lenis Saweda O. Liverpool‐Tasie, Thomas Reardon   +2 more
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Perioperative optimization of Crohn's disease

Annals of Gastroenterological Surgery, Volume 7, Issue 1, Page 10-26, January 2023., 2023
Most Crohn's disease patients require surgery during the course of their illness, especially those who experience complications. The management of perioperative medications and surgery‐related decision‐making should be individualized and patient‐centered based on a multidisciplinary approach.
Chun‐Chi Lin, Hung‐Hsin Lin, Hui‐Chuen Chen, Nai‐Chia Chen, I‐Lun Shih, Ji‐Shiang Hung, Te‐Cheng Yueh, Feng‐Fan Chiang, Ping‐Wei Lin, Yuan‐Yao Tsai, Shu‐Chen Wei   +10 more
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Universal screening versus risk‐based protocols for antibiotic prophylaxis during childbirth to prevent early‐onset group B streptococcal disease: a systematic review and meta‐analysis

BJOG: an International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, 2020
Early‐onset group B streptococcal (EOGBS) disease (including sepsis, meningitis, and pneumonia) causes significant morbidity and mortality in newborn infants worldwide.
Geke Hasperhoven, S. Al-Nasiry, V. Bekker, E. Villamor, B. Kramer   +4 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Systematic review of the literature and evidence-based recommendations for antibiotic prophylaxis in trauma: results from an Italian consensus of experts. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2014
Antibiotic prophylaxis is frequently administered in severe trauma. However, the risk of selecting resistant bacteria, a major issue especially in critical care environments, has not been sufficiently investigated.
Daniele Poole, Arturo Chieregato, Martin Langer, Bruno Viaggi, Emiliano Cingolani, Paolo Malacarne, Francesca Mengoli, Giuseppe Nardi, Ennio Nascimben, Luigi Riccioni, Ilaria Turriziani, Annalisa Volpi, Carlo Coniglio, Giovanni Gordini, Trauma Update Working Group   +14 more
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