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Antibiotic Prophylaxis Summary

Description: Use of antibiotics before, during, or after a diagnostic, therapeutic, or surgical procedure to prevent infectious complications.

Also Known As: Antibiotic Premedications; Premedications, Antibiotic; Prophylaxis, Antibiotic; Antibiotic Premedication; Premedication, Antibiotic

Networked: 3473 relevant articles (252 outcomes, 490 trials/studies) for this Therapy

Key Diseases for which Antibiotic Prophylaxis is Relevant

  1. Infection : 103 outcomes 159 studies in 1226 results
  2. Wound Infection (Wound Infections) : 21 outcomes 33 studies in 192 results
  3. Urinary Tract Infections (Urinary Tract Infection) : 11 outcomes 33 studies in 161 results
  4. Surgical Wound Infection : 11 outcomes 9 studies in 80 results
  5. Vesico-Ureteral Reflux (Vesicoureteral Reflux) : 9 outcomes 11 studies in 95 results
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Drugs Related to Antibiotic Prophylaxis

  1. Anti-Bacterial Agents (Antibiotics)
  2. Penicillins (Penicillin)
  3. Ceftriaxone (Ceftriaxon)
  4. Cephalosporins (Cephalosporin Antibiotics)
  5. Cefuroxime (Zinacef)
  6. Vancomycin
  7. Ciprofloxacin (Cipro)
  8. Cefonicid (Monocid)
  9. Vaccines
  10. Heparin (Liquaemin)
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Therapies Related to Antibiotic Prophylaxis

  1. Transplants (Transplant)
  2. Drug Therapy (Chemotherapy)
  3. Cesarean Section (Caesarean Section)
  4. Coronary Artery Bypass (Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery)
  5. Arthroplasty
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