Antibiotic prophylaxis in neurosurgery

Authors :: Reale, F.
Biancotti, R.
De Falco, D.
Gambacorta, D.
Source :: Acta Neurochirurgica; September 1987, Vol. 86 Issue: 3-4 p75-78, 4p
Publication Year :: 1987
Abstract: Summary We present the results of a study comparing two groups of patients who underwent neurosurgical operations, one pretreated with Ampicillin (184) and the other not (193), in comparable timespans. The results of this study argue for a beneficial action of Ampicillin prophylaxis on neurosurgical infections. A brief discussion of the appropriate literature is given.