• antibiotics). Antibiotic prophylaxis in domestic animal feed mixes has been employed in America since at least 1970. Antibiotic prophylaxis is most commonly...
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  • Dental antibiotic prophylaxis is the administration of antibiotics to a dental patient for prevention of harmful consequences of bacteremia, that may...
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  • (NICE), antibiotic prophylaxis should not be offered for all patients at risk of infective endocarditis. This is due to the ever-increasing antibiotic resistance...
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    is little evidence in supporting the use of melioidosis prophylaxis in humans. The antibiotic co-trimoxazole is used as a preventative only for individuals...
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  • physicians and patients due to the complications resulting from antibiotic prophylaxis such as development of an overpopulation of Clostridium difficile...
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    important role in dental antibiotic prophylaxis where their use may prevent bacteremia and consequent infective endocarditis. Antibiotics are also used to prevent...
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  • [citation needed] Treatment for bacteremia is with antibiotics, and prevention with antibiotic prophylaxis can be given in high risk situations. Bacteremia...
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  • occurred at median 180 days with Uromune and median 19 days with antibiotic prophylaxis. A subsequent 2023 review of five observational studies with over...
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  • prophylactic may also refer to: Dental prophylaxis Dental antibiotic prophylaxis A prophylactic or condom Prophylaxis (chess) Prophylactic rule, in constitutional...
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    adulthood has prompted a search for a better vaccine. Short-term antibiotic prophylaxis is another method of prevention, particularly of meningococcal meningitis...
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  • Post-exposure prophylaxis, also known as post-exposure prevention (PEP), is any preventive medical treatment started after exposure to a pathogen in order...
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    receiving mechanical ventilation for at least 48 hours, and topical antibiotic prophylaxis probably reduces respiratory infections but not mortality. However...
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    proportion of people developing MRSA infections compared with no antibiotic prophylaxis (in people without cancer) undergoing percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy...
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    recommended prescribing antibiotics before invasive procedures, including those in dental surgery. Thereafter, they concluded that "prophylaxis for dental procedures...
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    blood vessels; thus lessening the chances of damage or blockage. Antibiotic prophylaxis may be given in those procedures that are not clean, or clean procedures...
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    previously had rheumatic fever, antibiotics may be used in a preventative manner as secondary prophylaxis. Antibiotic prophylaxis after an episode of acute...
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    the infections. Antibiotic resistance is a major subset of AMR, that applies specifically to bacteria that become resistant to antibiotics. Resistance in...
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    HC, Lee, HY, Safdar, N, Maki, DG, Chlebicki, MP (Feb 24, 2014). "Antibiotic prophylaxis for preventing recurrent cellulitis: A systematic review and meta-analysis"...
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    marker of heavy GBS colonization and an indication for intra partum antibiotic prophylaxis (IAP). In the western world, GBS (in the absence of effective prevention...
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    Sepsis (section Antibiotics)
    triazole (fluconazole and itraconazole) for less ill people. Prolonged antibiotic prophylaxis is not recommended in people who has SIRS without any infectious...
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    readmission after delivery due to the infection. The effectiveness of antibiotic prophylaxis was studied in both the use of either forceps or vacuum in operative...
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    2008, after widespread use of antenatal screening and intrapartum antibiotic prophylaxis (IAP), the CDC reported an incidence of 0.28 cases of EOD per thousand...
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    valvulopathy Following are the antibiotic regimens recommended by the American Heart Association for antibiotic prophylaxis: Oral amoxicillin one hour before...
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    revolves around two goals: 1) diagnose the disease early so that antibiotic prophylaxis can be given to keep an infection from occurring, and 2) educate...
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    TA, van de Wetering MD, Kremer LC, Leibovici L (January 2012). "Antibiotic prophylaxis for bacterial infections in afebrile neutropenic patients following...
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  • PMC 3126071. PMID 21789084. Gomelsky, A.; Dmochowski, RR (2003). "Antibiotic prophylaxis in urologic prosthetic surgery". Current Pharmaceutical Design....
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    2011). "Impact of the NICE guideline recommending cessation of antibiotic prophylaxis for prevention of infective endocarditis: before and after study"...
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    PMC 8905684. PMID 35264408. Beerepoot M, Geerlings S (April 2016). "Non-Antibiotic Prophylaxis for Urinary Tract Infections". Pathogens (Review). 5 (2): 36. doi:10...
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    PMID 24797575. Smaill FM, Grivell RM (October 2014). "Antibiotic prophylaxis versus no prophylaxis for preventing infection after cesarean section". The...
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    Antibiotic misuse, sometimes called antibiotic abuse or antibiotic overuse, refers to the misuse or overuse of antibiotics, with potentially serious effects...
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