Evaluation of Antibiotic Prophylaxis and Postsurgery Antibiotics for Urological Surgeries at an Academic Medical Center

Evaluation of Antibiotic Prophylaxis and Postsurgery Antibiotics for Urological Surgeries at an Academic Medical Center

Objective: The purpose of this study was to evaluate antibiotic use in patients undergoing urological procedures. Methodology: This single-center, IRB-approved, retrospective, observational study was conducted at Grady Health System. Patients were included if they underwent their first inpatient uro...

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Veröffentlicht in:Infection control and hospital epidemiology 2020-10, Vol.41 (S1), p.s227-s227
Hauptverfasser: Drwiega, Emily, Rab, Saira, Kandiah, Sheetal, Kriengkauykiat, Jane, Wong, Jordan
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Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Antibiotics
Bacterial infections
Disease control
Disease prevention
Observational studies
Prophylaxis
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Zusammenfassung:Objective: The purpose of this study was to evaluate antibiotic use in patients undergoing urological procedures. Methodology: This single-center, IRB-approved, retrospective, observational study was conducted at Grady Health System. Patients were included if they underwent their first inpatient urologic procedure between April 1, 2016, and April 1, 2018. Patients were excluded if they were
ISSN:0899-823X
1559-6834
DOI:10.1017/ice.2020.773