Prolonged prophylactic antibiotics with neurosurgical drains and devices: Are we using them? Do we need them?

Am J Infect Control. 2016 Dec 1;44(12):1757-1758. doi: 10.1016/j.ajic.2016.06.039. Epub 2016 Oct 6.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Letter
  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural

MeSH terms

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use*
  • Antibiotic Prophylaxis / methods*
  • Antibiotic Prophylaxis / statistics & numerical data*
  • Drainage / adverse effects*
  • Humans
  • Neurosurgery / methods*
  • Surgical Wound Infection / prevention & control*
  • Surveys and Questionnaires

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents