Antibiotic prophylaxis in dermatologic surgery: Advisory statement 2008

• Published in: Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology Vol. 59; no. 3; pp. 464 - 473
• Main Authors: Wright, Tina I., MD, Baddour, Larry M., MD, Berbari, Elie F., MD, Roenigk, Randall K., MD, Phillips, P. Kim, MD, Jacobs, M. Amanda, MD, Otley, Clark C., MD
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY Mosby, Inc 01.09.2008; Elsevier
• Subjects: Anti-Bacterial Agents - administration & dosage; Antibiotic Prophylaxis - standards; Bacteremia - complications; Bacteremia - prevention & control; Biological and medical sciences; Cardiovascular Diseases - complications; Dermatologic Surgical Procedures; Dermatology; Dermatology - standards; Endocarditis, Bacterial - etiology; Endocarditis, Bacterial - prevention & control; Guidelines as Topic; Humans; Medical sciences; Methicillin Resistance; Mohs Surgery - adverse effects; Mohs Surgery - standards; Oral Surgical Procedures - adverse effects; Oral Surgical Procedures - standards; Prevention and actions; Prosthesis-Related Infections - etiology; Prosthesis-Related Infections - prevention & control; Public health. Hygiene; Public health. Hygiene-occupational medicine; Risk Assessment; Risk Factors; Staphylococcus aureus - drug effects; Surgical Wound Infection - complications; Surgical Wound Infection - microbiology; Surgical Wound Infection - prevention & control; United States; United States; American Heart Association; health care–associated community onset; community-associated; HCCO; MRSA; methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus; AAOS; AHA; ADA; American Dental Association; CA; American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons; Prevention; Antibiotic; Treatment; Dermatology; Surgery

Background Antibiotic prophylaxis is an important component of dermatologic surgery, and recommendations in this area should reflect the updated 2007 guidelines of the American Heart Association, the American Dental Association with the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons guidelines, and recent...