title: Isolated fractures of the orbital floor: risk of infection and the role of antibiotic prophylaxis.
abstract: The application of antibiotic prophylaxis to fractures of the orbital floor is controversial. The incidence of infection following this injury remains undefined. We report a case of orbital cellulitis following orbital floor fracture, and attempt to define guidelines for the appropriate use of antibiotics in the setting of an isolated blowout fracture.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Mass.
authors.forename: C T
authors.initials: CT
authors.lastname: Westfall
authors.forename: J W
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Shore
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002481:Cellulitis / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000209:etiology; D002701:Chloramphenicol / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009254:Nafcillin / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D009916:Orbital Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000209:etiology; D009917:Orbital Fractures / Q000150:complications*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
chemical_list: D009254:Nafcillin; D002701:Chloramphenicol