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STUDY OF SHORT COURSE PROPHYLACTIC ANTIBIOTIC TREATMENT (24HRS) IN CLEAN SURGERIES
Farman Ali, Tohreen Fathima, Raiesa Tahoora, Ghanapati Vinil Reddy Jambula, Gayathri P.V, Thasneem S Rahim, Tanuja Biswas
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Background: Surgical site infections are the third most common type of nosocomial infections (over 70%). Perioperative antimicrobial prophylaxis constitutes the bulk of antimicrobial consumption in any hospital. Therefore, there is a need to adapt policies that decrease the incidence of such infections. A prospective study on “A short course (24hours) of prophylactic antibiotic treatment in clean surgeries” comprising of 400 patients was conducted from July 2015 to October 2016 under Surgical 2nd unit of Bowring and Lady Curzon hospital (Affiliated to Bangalore Medical College and Research Institute). Results: In our study surgical site infection rate in clean surgeries is 3.25 % Conclusion: Our findings indicate that a short course of perioperative antimicrobial prophylaxis(24hrs) are sufficient, efficacious, and cost-effective for prevention of surgical site infections in clean surgeries in Indian surgical set up.
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