Antibiotics in surgical wards: use or misuse? A newly industrialized country’s perspective

antibiotics use patterns for surgical prophylaxis site infection in different surgical wards of a teaching hospital in ahvaz, iran

conclusions the current study revealed that 44% of those who received prophylaxis did not need it. in the patients who received antibiotics, the most common mistakes were antibiotic selection followed by prolonged prophylaxis (> 24 hours) and excess dose. results of the total 8586 patients who took antibiotics for preventive purposes, 4815 (56%) required antimicrobial prophylaxis, and 3771 (44%...

Antibiotics Use Patterns for Surgical Prophylaxis Site Infection in Different Surgical Wards of a Teaching Hospital in Ahvaz, Iran

BACKGROUND Despite the effectiveness of prophylactic antimicrobials to prevent surgical site infection the use of antibiotic prophylaxis is often inappropriate. OBJECTIVES The current study aimed to determine the pattern of prophylactic antibiotic use in a teaching hospital affiliated to Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran. PATIENTS AND METHODS The current descriptive st...

Editorial: Use and Misuse of Systemic Antibiotics in Periodontitis Treatment.

Periodontitis is one of the most common inflammatory diseases affecting humans all over the world. Its prevalence varies from one country to another, yet thanks to the decline of edentulism and the general increase of life expectancy, it has been consistently rising in the past decade.5,9Moreover, nowadays patients are more inclined to keeping their natural teeth as long as possible, despite im...

Candidemia in non-ICU surgical wards: Comparison with medical wards

Candidemia acquired outside critical care or hematological areas has received much attention in recent years; however, data on candidemia in surgical departments are very scarce. Our objectives were to describe episodes of candidemia diagnosed in surgical wards and to compare them with episodes occurring in medical wards. We performed a post hoc analysis of a prospective, multicenter study impl...

Information And Communication Technology Externalities And Economic Growth In Newly Industrialized Countries