Investigators examined whether early systemic antibiotic prophylaxis reduces ventilator-associated pneumonia incidence in mechanically ventilated adults with acute brain injury.

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BALTIMORE -- There was no benefit with a longer- versus shorter-duration prophylactic antibiotic regimen in reducing surgical site infections after endoprosthetic reconstruction for lower-extremity ...

Doxycycline postexposure prophylaxis (doxyPEP) involves taking an antibiotic soon after sex without a barrier method to ...

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Antibiotic prophylaxis has been the recommended management for most children with vesicoureteral reflux and urinary tract infection (UTI). This Practice Point commentary discusses the study of Pennesi ...

April 30, 2009 — The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) has issued a practice bulletin on antibiotic prophylaxis for gynecologic procedures. The new guidelines, which replace a ...

In a cohort study conducted in Sweden, newborns exposed to prenatal antibiotics had a 29% increased risk of group B ...

Background and Aims: This study addresses whether antibiotic prophylaxis is beneficial for acute necrotizing pancreatitis. Methods: This randomized, controlled trial enrolled 276 patients with severe ...

Study authors examined 186,589 patients with an initial positive urine culture and receiving antibiotics to quantify risks and benefits of UTI prophylaxis in older adults. Long-term antibiotic urinary ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Langford BJ, et al. Clin Infect Dis. 2021;doi:10.1093/cid/ciab116. “We know ...