Antibiotic prophylaxis in otolaryngologic surgery

Summary 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-resistant microorganisms. Th...

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Published in:International Archives of Otorhinolaryngology
Main Authors: Ana Carolina Xavier Ottoline, Shiro Tomita, Marise da Penha Costa Marques, Felippe Felix, Priscila Novaes Ferraiolo, Roberta Silveira Santos Laurindo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Thieme Revinter Publicações Ltda. 2013-01-01
Subjects:
antibiotic prophylaxis
otorhinolaryngologic surgical procedures
infection
Online Access:http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.7162/S1809-97772013000100015

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