Antibiotic prophylaxis for cardiac surgery in a setting with high prevalence of extended-spectrum beta-lactamase-producing Gram-negative bacteria

J Hosp Infect. 2016 Aug;93(4):362-3. doi: 10.1016/j.jhin.2016.03.025. Epub 2016 Apr 19.

Authors

A Phuphuakrat¹, A Choomai², S Kiertiburanakul², K Malathum²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand. Electronic address: angsana.phu@mahidol.ac.th.
² Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand.

PMID: 27184088
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2016.03.025

No abstract available

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Antibiotic Prophylaxis / methods*
Female
Gram-Negative Bacteria / enzymology*
Gram-Negative Bacteria / isolation & purification
Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections / epidemiology
Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections / microbiology
Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections / prevention & control*
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Prevalence
Retrospective Studies
Surgical Wound Infection / epidemiology
Surgical Wound Infection / microbiology
Surgical Wound Infection / prevention & control*
Thoracic Surgery*
Treatment Outcome
Young Adult
beta-Lactamases / metabolism*

Substances

beta-Lactamases