Prophylactic antibiotic use in clean neurosurgery: of potential benefit or harm to the patient?
The increasing occurrence of antibiotic resistance is causing alarm, and efforts are being made to prevent the inappropriate use of antibiotics. But discussion on whether or not prophylaxis is needed in clean neurosurgery continues.
Jones
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Stoke Mandeville Hospital, Aylesbury, UK. janine.jones@smh.nhs.uk
D019072:Antibiotic Prophylaxis / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000592:standards / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D015984:Causality; D017281:Cost of Illness; D004351:Drug Resistance; D004363:Drug Utilization; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D017053:Infection Control / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards; D019635:Neurosurgical Procedures / Q000009:adverse effects*; D018579:Patient Selection; D010818:Practice Patterns, Physicians' / Q000592:standards / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D013530:Surgical Wound Infection / Q000191:economics / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology* / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006113:United Kingdom / Q000453:epidemiology