Abstract
During one 12 mth period when ampicillin was regularly administered to neurosurgical patients postoperatively for 10 days, the rate of wound infection was 5.1%. During a subsequent 12 mth period when lincomycin was given only preoperatively and intraoperatively, the rate of wound infection was 2.3%. The role of prophylactic antibiotics in the prevention of postoperative sepsis is discussed.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 95-100 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Journal | Surgical Neurology |
| Volume | 2 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| State | Published - 1974 |
| Externally published | Yes |