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Does giving penicillin before bone surgery prevent infections in dogs
By HOLMBERG, DAVID L.·Published in Veterinary Surgery·1985·View original on Crossref →
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Original publication title: The Use of Prophylactic Penicillin in Orthopedic Surgery: A Clinical Trial
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Plain-English summary
Thirty dogs with broken bones underwent surgery to repair their fractures, with half receiving prophylactic penicillin (an antibiotic) and the other half not receiving any antibiotics. After monitoring the dogs for six months or until their fractures healed, there was no significant difference in the number of infections or bacterial growth between the two groups. This suggests that giving penicillin before surgery may not be necessary for preventing infections in these cases.
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Abstract
Thirty dogs presented for open surgical repair of fractures were treated with prophylactic penicillin. Thirty other dogs with fractures were not given antibiotics. Each animal was monitored by clinical signs and deep aspiration culture, and followed for 6 months or until the fracture had healed and the implants had been removed.No statistically significant difference was found in the number of clinical infections or positive bacterial cultures for each group. Differences in results between categories, such as type of injury, implants used, and surgeon, also were not statistically significant.
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Search related cases →Original publication on Crossref: https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1532-950x.1985.tb00850.x