A shorter course of prophylactic antibiotics, or even no course at all, appeared to be noninferior to longer courses in ...

Pooled data show that no or shorter antibiotic prophylaxis for upper GI bleeding in cirrhosis is very likely noninferior to longer courses for all-cause mortality, challenging long-standing advice.

New research in JAMA Internal Medicine has challenged the current guideline recommending 5-7 days of preventive antibiotics ...

Current guidelines for patients with cirrhosis and upper-GI bleeding recommend 5 to 7 days of antibiotic prophylaxis to ...

The authors evaluated more than 670,000 operations, of which antibiotic prophylaxis was used in 348,119.

Prophylactic antibiotic use before tunneled cuffed catheter insertion was not linked to a lower rate of early hemodialysis ...

BALTIMORE -- There was no benefit with a longer- versus shorter-duration prophylactic antibiotic regimen in reducing surgical site infections after endoprosthetic reconstruction for lower ...

The rationale for antibiotic prophylaxis prior to dental work stems from the pathophysiological model that late PJI (occurring at least 3 months after arthroplasty, and often much later) are ...

Perioperative antibiotic prophylaxis that lasts for 24 hours or less is as protective against surgical site infections as extended prophylaxis in patients undergoing cystectomy with ileal urinary ...

References Jacewicz M, Günzel K, Rud E, et al. Antibiotic prophylaxis versus no antibiotic prophylaxis in transperineal prostate biopsies (NORAPP): a randomised, open-label, non-inferiority trial.

This raises the possibility that preventive strategies should vary based on the type of mitral surgery, but more research is needed.