Is it time to recast the principles of antimicrobial prophylaxis?

Springer Science and Business Media LLC - Tập 6 - Trang 1-2 - 2011
Mark A Malangoni1
1American Board of Surgery, Philadelphia, USA

Tóm tắt

Perioperative antimicrobial prophylaxis has been a time-honored principle in the prevention of surgical site infection. Its effectiveness has recently been questioned. Potential reasons for the lack of demonstrable efficacy and suggestions for re-examination of this concept are presented.

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