"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 | 1 | 2 |
| 2000 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 2001 | 6 | 5 | 11 |
| 2002 | 10 | 7 | 17 |
| 2003 | 6 | 6 | 12 |
| 2004 | 6 | 5 | 11 |
| 2005 | 7 | 2 | 9 |
| 2006 | 6 | 2 | 8 |
| 2007 | 9 | 7 | 16 |
| 2008 | 18 | 4 | 22 |
| 2009 | 4 | 5 | 9 |
| 2010 | 7 | 6 | 13 |
| 2011 | 6 | 4 | 10 |
| 2012 | 8 | 8 | 16 |
| 2013 | 6 | 4 | 10 |
| 2014 | 20 | 3 | 23 |
| 2015 | 19 | 6 | 25 |
| 2016 | 12 | 5 | 17 |
| 2017 | 13 | 7 | 20 |
| 2018 | 18 | 4 | 22 |
| 2019 | 22 | 8 | 30 |
| 2020 | 13 | 10 | 23 |
| 2021 | 5 | 11 | 16 |
| 2022 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Below are the most recent publications written about "Antibiotic Prophylaxis" by people in Profiles.
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Different Surgeon, Different Duration: Lack of Consensus on the Appropriate Duration of Antimicrobial Prophylaxis and Therapy in Surgical Practice. Surg Infect (Larchmt). 2022 Apr; 23(3):232-247.
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Antibiotic Prophylaxis for Total Joint Arthroplasty. Instr Course Lect. 2022; 71:107-116.
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Dual Allergy to Penicillin and Cefazolin-Does Anaphylaxis Matter?-Reply. JAMA Surg. 2021 12 01; 156(12):1184-1185.
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Adapted from: Prevention of Viridans Group Streptococcal Infective Endocarditis: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association. J Am Dent Assoc. 2021 Nov; 152(11):886-902.e2.
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A Simple Initiative to Decrease Time to Antibiotic Prophylaxis for Open Fractures Is Durable After 2 Years. J Am Acad Orthop Surg. 2021 Sep 15; 29(18):e932-e939.
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Preferences for Prophylactic Oral Antibiotic Use in Dermatologic Surgery: A Multicenter Discrete Choice Experiment. Dermatol Surg. 2021 09 01; 47(9):1214-1219.
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Is Penicillin Allergy a Risk Factor for Surgical Site Infection After Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery? J Oral Maxillofac Surg. 2022 Jan; 80(1):93-100.
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Impact of an educational intervention on WHO surgical safety checklist and pre-operative antibiotic use at a referral hospital in southwestern Uganda. Int J Qual Health Care. 2021 Aug 13; 33(3).
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Association of ß-Lactam Allergy Documentation and Prophylactic Antibiotic Use in Surgery: A National Cross-Sectional Study of Hospitalized Patients. Clin Infect Dis. 2021 06 01; 72(11):e872-e875.
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Postoperative wound infections in head and neck surgery: The current state of antiseptic and antibiotic practices. Oral Oncol. 2021 07; 118:105361.