title: The immediate use of antimicrobial agents.
abstract: The use of antimicrobial agents in the surgical period is discussed with reference to the role of the anaesthetist in prophylaxis against the spread of infection in the patient, the treatment of established infection, the protection of the anaesthetist against infection from the patient and of the patient against the side-effects of the antimicrobial agents themselves.
mesh_terms: D000776:Anesthesiology; D000890:Anti-Infective Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001207:Asepsis; D001991:Bronchitis / Q000188:drug therapy; D002908:Chronic Disease; D003140:Communicable Disease Control; D004347:Drug Interactions; D004696:Endocarditis / Q000517:prevention & control; D005738:Gas Gangrene / Q000517:prevention & control; D006509:Hepatitis B / Q000517:prevention & control; D006801:Humans; D009469:Neuromuscular Junction / Q000187:drug effects; D012151:Resuscitation; D018805:Sepsis / Q000188:drug therapy; D012772:Shock, Septic / Q000188:drug therapy; D013492:Suppuration / Q000188:drug therapy; D013530:Surgical Wound Infection / Q000517:prevention & control; D013742:Tetanus / Q000517:prevention & control; D014376:Tuberculosis / Q000517:prevention & control; D014552:Urinary Tract Infections / Q000517:prevention & control
chemical_list: D000890:Anti-Infective Agents