title: Antibacterial chemotherapy for treatment of infections in outpatient surgery.
abstract: 126 patients with surgical infections of different severity were treated intravenously with ceftriaxone (Rocephin) 2 or 1 g once a day in less serious cases. We did not observe any severe drug reaction; the duration of therapy varied between 1 and 7 days. Ceftriaxone is a very powerful broad-spectrum antibacterial drug. Treatment with a single injection or infusion per day saves costs and avoids hospitalisation: ceftriaxone is thus the ideal antibacterial drug for the ambulatory patient.
authors.affiliation: Department of Outpatient Surgery, University of Erlangen-Nürnberg, Medical School, FRG.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Flesch
mesh_terms: D000556:Ambulatory Surgical Procedures; D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000188:drug therapy*; D002443:Ceftriaxone / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002511:Cephalosporins / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000188:drug therapy*; D013530:Surgical Wound Infection / Q000188:drug therapy
chemical_list: D002511:Cephalosporins; D002443:Ceftriaxone