Second generation cephalosporin antibiotic prophylaxis and Clostridium difficile infection in hip and knee arthroplasty.

Conclusions The use of cephalosporin antibiotic prophylaxis in the elective hip and knee arthroplasty setting does not appear to be associated with increased C difficile infection rates, achieving surgical site infection rates that are comparable with the national average. PMID: 28462657 [PubMed - in process]

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28462657?dopt=Abstract

Source: Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England - May 1, 2017 Category: Surgery Authors: Al-Tawil K, Babu A, Loeffler M, Williams T Tags: Ann R Coll Surg Engl Source Type: research