SURGICAL ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS
SURGICAL ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS
SURGICAL ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS
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<strong>ANTIBIOTIC</strong> SELECTION<br />
• Vancomycin<br />
– Utilized as prophylaxis in institutions in which<br />
methicillin resistant S. aureus and S.<br />
epidermidis are a frequent cause of<br />
postoperative wound infection<br />
– Utilized in patients with documented allergies<br />
to Penicillins and cephalosporins<br />
– Increased empiric use likely contributes to the<br />
development of vancomycin resistant<br />
enterococcus (VRE)