Antibiotic Prophylaxis

"Antibiotic Prophylaxis" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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Use of antibiotics before, during, or after a diagnostic, therapeutic, or surgical procedure to prevent infectious complications.

Descriptor ID	D019072
MeSH Number(s)	E02.319.162.150 E02.319.703.150
Concept/Terms	Antibiotic Prophylaxis Antibiotic Prophylaxis Prophylaxis, Antibiotic Premedication, Antibiotic Antibiotic Premedication Antibiotic Premedications Premedications, Antibiotic

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Antibiotic Prophylaxis".

Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment [E]
Therapeutics [E02]
Drug Therapy [E02.319]
Chemoprevention [E02.319.162]
Antibiotic Prophylaxis [E02.319.162.150]
Premedication [E02.319.703]
Antibiotic Prophylaxis [E02.319.703.150]

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Bar chart showing 95 publications over 27 distinct years, with a maximum of 11 publications in 2013

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1996	1	0	1
1997	0	3	3
1998	1	1	2
1999	1	1	2
2000	2	1	3
2002	1	0	1
2003	0	1	1
2004	2	0	2
2006	3	0	3
2007	1	2	3
2008	3	1	4
2009	0	1	1
2010	2	2	4
2011	1	2	3
2012	3	1	4
2013	4	7	11
2014	4	4	8
2015	5	1	6
2016	3	1	4
2017	1	5	6
2018	2	2	4
2019	4	3	7
2020	3	2	5
2021	0	2	2
2022	0	2	2
2024	0	1	1
2025	1	1	2

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Durrani AF, Chaudhary V, Garg SJ. Reducing rates of endophthalmitis from intravitreal injections - strategies and areas of controversy. Curr Opin Ophthalmol. 2025 May 01; 36(3):229-236.

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Holubyeva A, Khin K, Gao T, Adair S, Wasenda E, Dhariwal L, Caraballo R, Lozo S, Rutledge J, Botros C. Onabotulinum Toxin A-Led Urinary Tract Infections-Should we Safeguard? A Randomized Controlled Trial. Int Urogynecol J. 2025 Feb; 36(2):469-474.

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Mulpur P, Jayakumar T, Yakkanti RR, Apte A, Hippalgaonkar K, Annapareddy A, Masilamani ABS, Reddy AVG. Efficacy of Intrawound Vancomycin in Prevention of Periprosthetic Joint Infection After Primary Total Knee Arthroplasty: A Prospective Double-Blinded Randomized Control Trial. J Arthroplasty. 2024 Jun; 39(6):1569-1576.

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Chang DF, Rhee DJ. Antibiotic prophylaxis of postoperative endophthalmitis after cataract surgery: results of the 2021 ASCRS member survey. J Cataract Refract Surg. 2022 Jan 01; 48(1):3-7.

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Beck T, Sloane AJ, Carola DL, McElwee D, Edwards C, Bell-Carey B, Leopold K, Greenspan JS, Aghai ZH. Management of well appearing infants born to afebrile mothers with inadequate GBS prophylaxis: A retrospective comparison of the three approaches recommended by the COFN. J Neonatal Perinatal Med. 2022; 15(2):297-302.

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Briggs KB, Fraser JA, Svetanoff WJ, Staszak JK, Snyder CL, Aguayo P, Juang D, Rentea RM, Hendrickson RJ, Fraser JD, St Peter SD, Oyetunji TA. Review of Perioperative Prophylactic Antibiotic Use during Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy and Subsequent Surgical Site Infection Development at a Single Children's Hospital. Eur J Pediatr Surg. 2022 Feb; 32(1):85-90.

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Christensen DD, Moschetti WE, Brown MG, Lucas AP, Jevsevar DS, Fillingham YA. Perioperative Antibiotic Prophylaxis: Single and 24-Hour Antibiotic Dosages are Equally Effective at Preventing Periprosthetic Joint Infection in Total Joint Arthroplasty. J Arthroplasty. 2021 07; 36(7S):S308-S313.

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Rossi R, Rellosa N, Miller R, Schultz CL, Miller JM, Berman L, Miller EG. A Complicated Case of Vaccine Refusal. Pediatrics. 2020 10; 146(4).

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Fay A, Nallasamy N, Allen RC, Bernardini FP, Bilyk JR, Cockerham K, Cruz AA, Devoto M, Dolman PJ, Dutton JJ, Jordan DR, Kersten R, Kim YD, Lucarelli MJ, McNab AA, Mombaerts I, Mourits M, Nerad J, Perry JD, Rose G, Saeed P, Seah LL, Selva D, Sivak-Callcott J, Strianese D, Verity DH. Perioperative Prophylactic Antibiotics in 1,250 Orbital Surgeries. Ophthalmic Plast Reconstr Surg. 2020 Jul/Aug; 36(4):385-389.

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Soleymani T, Brodland DG, Zitelli JA. A retrospective case series evaluating the efficacy of preoperative, intra-incisional antibiotic prophylaxis in Mohs micrographic surgery: An effective method to reduce surgical-site infections and minimize systemic antibiotic use. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2020 Nov; 83(5):1501-1503.

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