antibiotic prophylaxis

Practical guidelines for antibiotic prescribing in breast surgery: antibiotic prophylaxis and treatment of surgical site infections and implant-associated infections

Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobial Chemotherapy. 2024; 26(3):244-273

10.36488/cmac.2024.3.244-273

Breast surgery is a broad field that includes both surgical treatment of breast diseases and various variants of reconstructive and plastic surgeries for breast correction. Despite the fact that according to the accepted classification breast …

Septic Arthritis in Adults

Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobial Chemotherapy. 2015; 17(3):187-206

Septic arthritis is a rheumatologic emergency as joint destruction occurs rapidly and can lead to significant morbidity and mortality. The risk of septic arthritis significantly increased in patients with premorbid affected joints (especially with …

Topical Use of Antimicrobial Agents in the Treatment of Bone Infections

Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobial Chemotherapy. 2012; 14(2):118-131

Bacterial infections in orthopedic and reconstructive surgery are associated with significant morbidity and poor functional outcomes. Surgical management (excision of infected and devascularized tissues, obliteration of dead space, restoration of …

Diagnosis and Treatment of Infective Endocarditis

Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobial Chemotherapy. 2000; 2(3):19-31

Recent approaches to management of infective endocarditis including recognition, empirical treatment, and etiological therapy depending on causative agent (streptococci, staphylococci, gram-negative bacteria, fungi and unknown etiology) are given in …