Open AccessDual antibiotic prevention bundle is associated with decreased surgical site infections
Author(s) -
Michelle Kuznicki,
Adrianne Mallen,
C Robertson McClung,
Sharon E. Robertson,
Sarah Todd,
David Boulware,
Sean P. Martin,
Rod Quilitz,
Roberto Vargas,
Sachin M. Apte
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
international journal of gynecological cancer
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.901
H-Index - 87
eISSN - 1525-1438
pISSN - 1048-891X
DOI - 10.1136/ijgc-2020-001515
Subject(s) - medicine , exact test , cefazolin , surgical site infection , retrospective cohort study , surgery , cohort , antibiotic prophylaxis , surgical wound , population , antibiotics , environmental health , microbiology and biotechnology , biology
Gynecologic oncology surgery is associated with a wide variation in surgical site infection risk. The optimal method for infection prevention in this heterogeneous population remains uncertain.