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Surgery
; 85(3): 317-21, 1979 Mar.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-371048
ABSTRACT
The results of a randomized prospective preoperative antibiotic study in colon surgery is presented. Antibiotics were given by mouth for 2 days prior to operation: kanamycin (1 gm four times a day) and erythromycin (750 mg three times a day). Kanamycin combined with erythromycin significantly reduced wound infection as compared to kanamycin with a placebo (three of 38 vs. 16 of 39, P less than 0.001). Thus oral aminoglycoside given alone appears to be inadequate to offer protection against postoperative infection in elective colon surgery.