Antibiotic prophylaxis with high-dose cefoxitin in bariatric surgery: an observational prospective single center study.

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Date publication

octobre 2019

Journal

Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

Auteurs

Membres identifiés du Cancéropôle Est :
Pr THILLY Nathalie


Tous les auteurs :
Belveyre T, Guerci P, Pape E, Thilly N, Hosseini K, Brunaud L, Gambier N, Meistelman C, Losser MR, Birckener J, Scala-Bertola J, Novy E

Résumé

The optimal dose of cefoxitin for antibiotic prophylaxis in obese patients remains uncertain. We evaluated the adequacy of a 4-gram dosing regimen of cefoxitin against the most frequent pathogens that infect patients undergoing bariatric surgery.

Référence

Antimicrob. Agents Chemother.. 2019 Oct 7;: