Antibiotic irrigation solutions for prevention of surgical site infections: A call to action

Am J Health Syst Pharm. 2020 Dec 4;77(24):2040-2041. doi: 10.1093/ajhp/zxaa316.
No abstract available

Keywords: antimicrobial wound irrigation; bacitracin; povidone-iodine; surgical site infections.

Publication types

  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / administration & dosage*
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / adverse effects
  • Bacitracin / administration & dosage*
  • Bacitracin / adverse effects
  • Humans
  • Safety-Based Drug Withdrawals
  • Surgical Wound Infection / prevention & control*
  • Therapeutic Irrigation / adverse effects
  • Therapeutic Irrigation / methods*
  • United States
  • United States Food and Drug Administration

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents
  • Bacitracin