title: Are prophylactic antibiotics necessary for otologic surgery?
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology, New York University School of Medicine, New York, USA.
authors.forename: Sachin
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Gupta
authors.forename: Selena E
authors.initials: SE
authors.lastname: Heman-Ackah
authors.forename: Anil K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Lalwani
mesh_terms: D019072:Antibiotic Prophylaxis / Q000379:methods* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008297:Male; D013506:Otologic Surgical Procedures / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods*; D016032:Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic; D012016:Reference Values; D018570:Risk Assessment; D013530:Surgical Wound Infection / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D014481:United States; D019564:Unnecessary Procedures