Abstract |
A shortened prophylactic regimen of antibiotics for maxillofacial and craniofacial surgery is evaluated. Eighty-five patients were divided into two groups on the basis of the type of incision used. Forty-nine patients undergoing intraoral procedures received penicillin perioperatively and were given one postoperative dose (regimen A). Thirty-six patients undergoing extraoral or combined intraoral and extraoral procedures received penicillin and oxacillin perioperatively, with nine receiving one postoperative dose and 27 receiving an average of seven postoperative doses ( regimen B). One infection was observed in the regimen A group, and three were observed in the regimen B group. This infection rate compares favorably to that encountered in the authors' previously reported study on longer prophylactic courses of antibiotics.
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Authors | M A Conover, L B Kaban, J B Mulliken |
Journal | Journal of oral and maxillofacial surgery : official journal of the American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons
(J Oral Maxillofac Surg)
Vol. 43
Issue 11
Pg. 865-9
(Nov 1985)
ISSN: 0278-2391 [Print] United States |
PMID | 3903082
(Publication Type: Journal Article)
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Chemical References |
- Clindamycin
- Penicillin G
- Oxacillin
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Topics |
- Adolescent
- Adult
- Bacteria
(isolation & purification)
- Bone Transplantation
- Child
- Clindamycin
(administration & dosage, therapeutic use)
- Facial Bones
(surgery)
- Humans
- Injections, Intravenous
- Orthognathic Surgical Procedures
- Osteotomy
- Oxacillin
(administration & dosage, therapeutic use)
- Penicillin G
(administration & dosage, therapeutic use)
- Penicillin Resistance
- Surgical Wound Infection
(etiology, microbiology)
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