Antibiotic prophylaxis for surgical site infections as a risk factor for infection with Clostridium difficile.

Antibiotic prophylaxis for surgical site infections as a risk factor for infection with Clostridium difficile.

<h4>Objective</h4>We aimed to measure the association between 2013 guideline concordant prophylactic antibiotic use prior to surgery and infection with Clostridium difficile.<h4>Design</h4>We conducted a retrospective case-control study by selecting patients who underwent a s...

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Main Authors: Aubrey Balch, Aaron M Wendelboe, Sara K Vesely, Dale W Bratzler
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0179117&type=printable
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