title: Antibiotic prophylaxis in neurosurgery. Study comparing two groups of patients with and without treatment.
abstract: We present the results of a study comparing two groups of patients who underwent neurosurgical operations, one pretreated with Ampicillin (184) and the other not (193), in comparable time-spans. The results of this study argue for a beneficial action of Ampicillin prophylaxis on neurosurgical infections. A brief discussion of the appropriate literature is given.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000667:Ampicillin / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D017053:Infection Control; D007239:Infections / Q000188:drug therapy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009493:Neurosurgery; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000517:prevention & control; D011292:Premedication; D013530:Surgical Wound Infection / Q000517:prevention & control*
chemical_list: D000667:Ampicillin