title: Ceftriaxone versus vancomycin prophylaxis in cardiovascular surgery.
abstract: The efficacy of antibiotic prophylaxis in cardiac surgery was compared between 97 patients receiving a single 2 g dosage of ceftriaxone and 103 receiving 500 mg of vancomycin i.v. every 6 h for 48 h. The overall infection rate was 13.4% in the ceftriaxone and 10.7% in the vancomycin group. Four (4%) wound infections, including one mediastinitis, occurred in the ceftriaxone group and five (5%) in the vancomycin group, with no statistically significant difference. The findings of this study support the adequacy of a simple single dose of ceftriaxone prophylaxis in cardiac surgery, at least in hospitals with low incidence of vancomycin-resistant staphylococcal infections.
authors.affiliation: The Deaconess Hospital in Helsinki, Finland. ulla.s.salminen@netsonic.fi
authors.forename: U S
authors.initials: US
authors.lastname: Salminen
authors.forename: T U
authors.initials: TU
authors.lastname: Viljanen
authors.forename: V V
authors.initials: VV
authors.lastname: Valtonen
authors.forename: T E
authors.initials: TE
authors.lastname: Ikonen
authors.forename: A E
authors.initials: AE
authors.lastname: Sahlman
authors.forename: A L
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Harjula
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D019072:Antibiotic Prophylaxis; D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000517:prevention & control; D002443:Ceftriaxone / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002511:Cephalosporins / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011446:Prospective Studies; D013530:Surgical Wound Infection / Q000517:prevention & control*; D014640:Vancomycin / Q000627:therapeutic use*
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D002511:Cephalosporins; D014640:Vancomycin; D002443:Ceftriaxone