"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.
Use of antibiotics before, during, or after a diagnostic, therapeutic, or surgical procedure to prevent infectious complications.
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".
Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Antibiotic Prophylaxis".
This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Antibiotic Prophylaxis" by people in Harvard Catalyst Profiles by year, and whether "Antibiotic Prophylaxis" was a major or minor topic of these publication.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1995 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 1996 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 1997 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 1998 | 5 | 4 | 9 |
| 1999 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2000 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 2001 | 6 | 5 | 11 |
| 2002 | 10 | 6 | 16 |
| 2003 | 6 | 6 | 12 |
| 2004 | 6 | 5 | 11 |
| 2005 | 7 | 2 | 9 |
| 2006 | 6 | 2 | 8 |
| 2007 | 9 | 6 | 15 |
| 2008 | 17 | 4 | 21 |
| 2009 | 4 | 5 | 9 |
| 2010 | 8 | 6 | 14 |
| 2011 | 5 | 4 | 9 |
| 2012 | 8 | 6 | 14 |
| 2013 | 6 | 4 | 10 |
| 2014 | 19 | 6 | 25 |
| 2015 | 19 | 4 | 23 |
| 2016 | 12 | 5 | 17 |
| 2017 | 13 | 8 | 21 |
| 2018 | 17 | 5 | 22 |
| 2019 | 22 | 9 | 31 |
| 2020 | 13 | 11 | 24 |
| 2021 | 9 | 13 | 22 |
| 2022 | 1 | 15 | 16 |
| 2023 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
Below are the most recent publications written about "Antibiotic Prophylaxis" by people in Profiles.
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RE: Maxillofacial Surgeons Beware: Some AHA 'Moderate Risk' Patients Develop Endocarditis After Exodontia. J Oral Maxillofac Surg. 2023 Feb; 81(2):132-133.
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Case series of tubo-ovarian abscesses after saline infusion sonohysterography: reconsidering antibiotic prophylaxis. Minerva Obstet Gynecol. 2023 Feb; 75(1):80-84.
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Infection Control With Topical Antimicrobial Prophylaxis for Mucosal Head and Neck Surgery: A Meta-analysis. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2023 Mar; 168(3):261-268.
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Reply: American Heart Association "Moderate-Risk" Patients Develop Infectious Endocarditis After Dental Extractions. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2023 01 17; 81(2):e15.
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Correlation Between Postoperative Antimicrobial Prophylaxis Use and Surgical Site Infection in Children Undergoing Nonemergent Surgery. JAMA Surg. 2022 12 01; 157(12):1142-1151.
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AUA-recommended Antibiotic Prophylaxis for Primary Penile Implantation Results in a Higher, Not Lower, Risk for Postoperative Infection: A Multicenter Analysis. J Urol. 2023 02; 209(2):399-409.
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Antibiotic prophylaxis and management of infections in pediatric hematopoietic stem cell transplantation: a survey from the Stem Cell Transplant and the Infectious Disease Working Groups of the AIEOP network. Bone Marrow Transplant. 2022 12; 57(12):1851-1853.
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What is the optimal antimicrobial prophylaxis to prevent postoperative infectious complications after liver transplantation? A systematic review of the literature and expert panel recommendations. Clin Transplant. 2022 10; 36(10):e14631.
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Strategies reducing risk of surgical-site infection following pediatric spinal deformity surgery. Spine Deform. 2023 01; 11(1):71-86.
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RISK FACTORS FOR SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION AFTER ELECTIVE LAPAROSCOPIC CHOLECYSTECTOMY. Arq Bras Cir Dig. 2022; 35:e1675.