title: Role of antibiotics in clean wounds.
abstract: Two hundred twenty cases with clean surgical wounds were treated without administering any antibiotics. Majority of them (134) were hydroceles and hernias. The study included some major operation also. The infection rate was 3.6% in the present series, which is comparable with the study where antibiotics were used.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Dr VM Medical College, Solapur.
authors.forename: J B
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Hedawoo
authors.forename: V M
authors.initials: VM
authors.lastname: Kulkarni
authors.forename: M S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Gundeti
mesh_terms: D019072:Antibiotic Prophylaxis; D005260:Female; D059685:Herniorrhaphy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011446:Prospective Studies; D013530:Surgical Wound Infection / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006848:Testicular Hydrocele / Q000601:surgery