title: Prevention of postoperative infections in horses.
abstract: The best defense against postoperative infection is to use multiple strategies to minimize wound contamination, maintain wound tissue health, and provide rational antimicrobial strategies that do not promote the development of resistant bacteria and superinfections.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgical Sciences, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Wisconsin, 2015 Linden Drive Madison, Wisconsin 53706, USA. santsche@svm.vetmed.wisc.edu
authors.forename: Elizabeth M
authors.initials: EM
authors.lastname: Santschi
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000890:Anti-Infective Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D019072:Antibiotic Prophylaxis / Q000662:veterinary*; D006734:Horse Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006736:Horses; D013522:Surgery, Veterinary / Q000379:methods; D013530:Surgical Wound Infection / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000662:veterinary*
chemical_list: D000890:Anti-Infective Agents