title: Letter to the Editor Regarding The Use of Vancomycin Powder in Modern Spine Surgery: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of the Clinical Evidence.
authors.affiliation: Division of Orthopaedics, Department of Surgery, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada; Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. Electronic address: nathan.evaniew@medportal.ca.
authors.forename: Nathan
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Evaniew
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
authors.forename: Emilie P
authors.initials: EP
authors.lastname: Belley-Côté
authors.affiliation: Division of Orthopaedics, Department of Surgery, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
authors.forename: Moin
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Khan
authors.affiliation: Division of Orthopaedics, Department of Surgery, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
authors.forename: Michelle
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ghert
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D019072:Antibiotic Prophylaxis / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D019635:Neurosurgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D013131:Spine / Q000601:surgery*; D014640:Vancomycin / Q000627:therapeutic use*
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D014640:Vancomycin