title: Commentary.
authors.affiliation: Department of Vascular Surgery, The General Infirmary at Leeds, Leeds, UK. mjgough@mjgough.co.uk
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Gough
mesh_terms: D019072:Antibiotic Prophylaxis / Q000379:methods*; D001207:Asepsis / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D013530:Surgical Wound Infection / Q000517:prevention & control*; D014648:Varicose Veins / Q000601:surgery*