Comparative evaluation of prophylactic single-dose intravenous antibiotic with postoperative antibiotics in elective urologic surgery | Zendy

Mohammad Kazem Moslemi | Zendy; Seiied Majid Moosavi Movahhed | Zendy; Mohammad Ali Sadighi Gilani | Zendy; Akram Heidari | Zendy; Mehdi Abedinzadeh | Zendy; Mohammad Hasan Dehghani Firrozabadi | Zendy; Shabir Al-Mousavi | Zendy; Seiied Ali Zargar | Zendy

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Comparative evaluation of prophylactic single-dose intravenous antibiotic with postoperative antibiotics in elective urologic surgery

Author(s) -

Mohammad Kazem Moslemi,

Seiied Majid Moosavi Movahhed,

Mohammad Ali Sadighi Gilani,

Akram Heidari,

Mehdi Abedinzadeh,

Mohammad Hasan Dehghani Firrozabadi,

Shabir Al-Mousavi,

Seiied Ali Zargar

Publication year - 2010

Publication title -

therapeutics and clinical risk management

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.719

H-Index - 55

eISSN - 1178-203X

pISSN - 1176-6336

DOI - 10.2147/tcrm.s12512

Subject(s) - medicine , cefazolin , antibiotics , perioperative , antibiotic prophylaxis , urinary system , sepsis , surgery , surgical wound , urinalysis , pneumonia , microbiology and biotechnology , biology

Unrestricted antibiotic use is very common in Iran. As a result, emergence of resistant organisms is commonplace. Antibiotic prophylaxis in surgery consists of a short antibiotic course given immediately before the procedure in order to prevent development of a surgical site infection. The basic principle of prophylaxis is to maintain effective concentrations of an antibiotic active against the commonest pathogens during the entire surgery.

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