title: Preoperative preventive antimicrobial therapy.
abstract: Prophylactic antibiotics play a significant role in the management of the modern surgical patient. Guidelines for their use have been presented. Marked variations in nosocomial pathogens and their resistance patterns exist among institutions and surgical procedures are frequently far from routine owing to a variety of perioperative circumstances. A willingness to monitor and alter protocols based on local observations and newly published data remains imperative.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, N.Y. 10029.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Neibart
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D003428:Cross Infection / Q000517:prevention & control; D011292:Premedication; D011300:Preoperative Care; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus; D013514:Surgical Procedures, Operative; D013530:Surgical Wound Infection / Q000517:prevention & control
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents