The use of antibiotics to prevent surgical wound (surgical site) infection is an accepted cornerstone of modern healthcare. This type of infection occurs in or around the incision a surgeon makes and ...
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Infections after surgery are more likely due to bacteria already on your skin than from microbes in the hospital − new researchNearly 60% of infections were also resistant to the preventive antibiotic administered during surgery, the antiseptic used to clean the skin before incision or both. It turns out the source of ...
Barie, M.D.: How will the practicing general surgeon be convinced that a particular enhancement to the suture material is going to provide protection against post-operative wound complications?
The authors performed a double-blind, randomized, controlled trial to assess the efficacy of antibiotics as an adjunct to incision ... surgical drainage alone is appropriate for pediatric skin ...
A new meta-analysis found evidence that vancomycin may not prevent surgical site infections after spine surgery.
Researchers at Empa and the Cantonal Hospital of St. Gallen are developing new nanocomplexes to combat antibiotic-resistant bacteria and protect ...
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