title: New clinical data on the prophylaxis of infections in abdominal, gynecologic, and urologic surgery. Multicenter Study Group.
abstract: Two dose schedules of the antibiotic cefotaxime were compared in a prospective, randomized 226-center study of 3,670 patients undergoing abdominal, gynecologic, and urologic surgery. Schedule A consisted of a single preoperative dose and schedule B consisted of one preoperative dose followed by two postoperative doses. There was no significant difference in the frequency of wound infection or bacteriuria between the two schedules. Schedule B was associated with a significantly higher incidence of postoperative pyrexia, further antibiotic therapy, local side effects, and extended hospital stay. One dose probably has less impact on the intestinal flora. Therefore, single-dose cefotaxime is as effective and less costly when compared with multiple-dose cefotaxime for common surgical procedures lasting less than 3 hours.
authors.affiliation: Istituto di Microbiologia, Università degli Studi di Brescia, Italy.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Turano
mesh_terms: D000005:Abdomen / Q000601:surgery*; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000517:prevention & control*; D002439:Cefotaxime / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004334:Drug Administration Schedule; D005260:Female; D005334:Fever / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D007044:Hysterectomy; D007902:Length of Stay; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000517:prevention & control*; D011292:Premedication; D011446:Prospective Studies; D013530:Surgical Wound Infection / Q000517:prevention & control; D014551:Urinary Tract / Q000601:surgery*
chemical_list: D002439:Cefotaxime