Antibiotic Prophylaxis

11/01/2013 - "Antibiotic prophylaxis is highly effective in prevention of postoperative infection. "
05/01/2003 - "Administration of group B streptococcal (GBS) antibiotic prophylaxis to women in labor has dramatically reduced the incidence of GBS neonatal disease, but there is little information on its impact on neonatal infections caused by other organisms. "
12/01/2014 - "In polymorbid or anaemic patients who receive preoperative radiotherapy or undergo long duration surgery involving potentially infectious sites, perioperative antibiotic prophylaxis (PAP) that is effective against normal oral bacterial flora is mandatory and plays an important role in preventing postoperative infection. "
01/01/2014 - "It is important to realize that the efficacy of antibiotic prophylaxis against joint infections has not yet been convincingly proven. "
04/01/2008 - "Alternatives to maternal antibiotic prophylaxis in newborn Group B Streptococcus infection need to be evaluated and implemented when proven effective. "

10/02/1999 - "After wound infections that required no or only local treatment were excluded from the analysis, antibiotic prophylaxis remained highly effective in reducing clinically important wound infections (1/41 (2%) v 11/43 (26%), P<0.01) and non-wound infections (2 (5%) v 9 (21%), P<0.05). "
04/01/1996 - "As previous work has shown, antibiotic prophylaxis is highly effective in lowering wound infection rates in colorectal surgery. "
08/01/1993 - "As has been proved before, antibiotic prophylaxis is highly effective in lowering wound infection rates in colorectal surgery. "
03/01/2008 - "Our study suggests that antibiotic prophylaxis started before incision and continued for 24 hours after donor nephrectomy is safe and effective in preventing wound infection."
10/01/2010 - "Single dose antibiotic prophylaxis is as effective as 3-dose therapy in clean and clean contaminated procedures to prevent wound infection and is cost-effective."

04/01/2013 - "Antibiotic prophylaxis appears to be an effective intervention in preventing urinary tract infections and its sequels following transurethral urological surgeries in patients with preoperative sterile urine. "
12/01/2013 - "Aim of this study is to evaluate the efficacy of a phytotherapic which includes Solidago, Orthosiphon and Birch extract (Cistimev®) in association with antibiotic prophylaxis in female patients affected by recurrent urinary tract infections (UTIr). "
08/08/1990 - "We conducted a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study to determine the efficacy of postcoital antibiotic prophylaxis in healthy young women prone to recurrent urinary tract infections. "
05/01/2015 - "To estimate the efficacy of antibiotic prophylaxis to prevent urinary tract infection in patients (both gender) who undergo a cystoscopy with sterile urine. "
05/01/2015 - "Efficacy of antibiotic prophylaxis in cystoscopy to prevent urinary tract infection: a systematic review and meta-analysis."

06/01/2005 - "Surgical antibiotic prophylaxis is effective in preventing postoperative wound infections. "
01/01/1998 - "Perioperative antibiotic prophylaxis has been shown to be effective in reducing postoperative wound infections. "
01/01/2014 - "Additional aerobic coverage and additional anaerobic coverage both showed statistically significant improvements in surgical wound infection rates (RR 0.44, 95% CI 0.29 to 0.68 and RR 0.47, 95% CI 0.31 to 0.71, respectively), as did combined oral and intravenous antibiotic prophylaxis when compared to intravenous alone (RR 0.56, 95% CI 0.43 to 0.74), or oral alone (RR 0.56, 95% CI 0.40 to 0.76). "
04/01/2002 - "To determine the efficacy of topical antibiotic prophylaxis alone in preventing postoperative wound infection in a minor urologic clean procedure, we retrospectively reviewed the medical records of 1,654 patients who had undergone microsurgical varicocelectomy. "
06/01/1996 - "By delegating implementation of ordered antibiotic prophylaxis to the anesthesia team, timing may be improved and the incidence of postoperative wound infections may decrease."

05/01/2010 - "This knowledge may help to develop effective interventions to improve compliance and underscores the importance of reporting compliance in clinical studies evaluating the usefulness of antibiotic prophylaxis in vesicoureteral reflux management."
03/01/2015 - "Efficacy of antibiotic prophylaxis in children with vesicoureteral reflux: systematic review and meta-analysis."
12/01/2002 - "The spontaneous resolution rate of vesicoureteral reflux is helpful for determining the need for surgical intervention and the proper followup schedule in patients on antibiotic prophylaxis. "
05/01/2015 - "In contrast to recently published studies and guidelines, this meta-analysis supports antibiotic prophylaxis in all children with vesicoureteral reflux regardless of reflux grade. "
05/01/2015 - "After analyzing the first published studies we found that antibiotic prophylaxis would be beneficial only in children with high grade vesicoureteral reflux. "