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Antibiotic prophylaxis practices in neurosurgery: A Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (...

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Antibiotic prophylaxis practices in neurosurgery: A Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA) survey

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Antibiotic prophylaxis practices in neurosurgery: A Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA) survey

Publisher

New York, USA: Cambridge University Press

Journal title

Infection control and hospital epidemiology, 2022-05, Vol.43 (5), p.662-664

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English

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New York, USA: Cambridge University Press

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Contents

National guidelines specify that prophylactic antibiotics be administered within 1 to 2 hours of skin incision for many, but not all, surgical procedures.1–3 Postoperative antibiotic prophylaxis following incision closure is discouraged and should not exceed 24 hours.1–4 Real-world surgical practices do not always adhere to these guidelines and hav...

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Antibiotic prophylaxis practices in neurosurgery: A Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA) survey

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TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_2611654498

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_2611654498

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ISSN

0899-823X

E-ISSN

1559-6834

DOI

10.1017/ice.2021.488

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