Limiting antibiotic prophylaxis in the treatment of maxillofacial fractures: A retrospective, single-center study of 81 patients

• Main Authors: Kaoru Murakami (Author), Koji Yamamura (Author), Chikashi Minemura (Author), Tomohiro Takayama (Author), Yasushi Kimura (Author), Hidetaka Yokoe (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2021-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Introduction: The aim of this study was to investigate the validity of the duration for which we provide antibiotic prophylaxis to maxillofacial fracture patients who undergo open reduction and internal fixation (ORIF) in our hospital by retrospectively reviewing the incidence of surgical site infec...