The use of antibiotics for surgical prophylaxis in hospitalized children at the university children’s hospital

• In: Posters: Hospital Pharmacy Section
• At: Bangkok (Thailand) (2014)
• Type: Poster
• Poster code: POS-HPS075
• By: SVIESTINA, Inese (University Children's Hospital, Riga, Latvia)
• Co-author(s): Mozgis, Dzintars (Public Health and Epidemiology Department, Riga Stradins University, Riga, Latvia)
  
• Abstract:

  Background. Surgical prophylaxis may account 1/3 of all antibiotic use in paediatric hospitals and 80% of all antibiotic use in surgery. Appropriate surgical antimicrobial prophylaxis can prevent post-operative infection of surgical site.
  Aims. To analyse antibiotic use among hospitalized children with injuries of lower and upper extremities.
  Metho..

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