Antibiotic Prophylaxis

"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.

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Use of antibiotics before, during, or after a diagnostic, therapeutic, or surgical procedure to prevent infectious complications.

Descriptor ID	D019072
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".

Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment [E]
Therapeutics [E02]
Drug Therapy [E02.319]
Chemoprevention [E02.319.162]
Antibiotic Prophylaxis [E02.319.162.150]
Premedication [E02.319.703]
Antibiotic Prophylaxis [E02.319.703.150]

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Bar chart showing 45 publications over 24 distinct years, with a maximum of 4 publications in 2006 and 2010 and 2011 and 2017

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
2001	0	1	1
2002	1	1	2
2003	0	1	1
2004	1	0	1
2005	1	0	1
2006	1	3	4
2007	1	0	1
2008	2	0	2
2009	1	0	1
2010	2	2	4
2011	1	3	4
2012	0	2	2
2013	2	0	2
2014	2	0	2
2015	2	0	2
2016	1	0	1
2017	3	1	4
2018	0	2	2
2019	1	0	1
2020	0	1	1
2021	1	0	1
2022	0	1	1
2024	0	3	3
2025	1	0	1

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Murphy CR, Liu C, Courter J, Griffin C, Scaggs Huang F, Miller-Handley H, Grimley MS, Danziger-Isakov L, Otto WR. Receipt of Fluoroquinolone Prophylaxis is not Associated With Development of Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococcus Colonization During Pediatric Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation. J Pediatric Infect Dis Soc. 2025 Mar 12; 14(3).

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Rentea RM, Bokova E, Frischer JS, Gosain A, Langer JC, Levitt MA, Nandivada P, Rialon KL, Rollins MD, Segura B, Wood RJ, Lim IIP. Evaluation and Management of Total Colonic Hirschsprung Disease: A Comprehensive Review From the American Pediatric Surgical Association (APSA) Hirschsprung Disease Interest Group. J Pediatr Surg. 2024 Nov; 59(11):161677.

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Cao B, Robinson JE, Winget M, Hunt MH, Carlson R, Hogan SL, Derebail VK, Thorpe CT. Infection prophylaxis among patients with antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA) vasculitis: a scoping review. Clin Rheumatol. 2024 Sep; 43(9):2765-2781.

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Rwebembera J, Ndagire E, Carvalho N, Webel AR, Sable C, Okello E, Sarnacki R, Spaziani AM, Mucunguzi A, Engelman D, Grobler A, Steer A, Beaton A. Intramuscular versus enteral penicillin prophylaxis to prevent progression of rheumatic heart disease: Study protocol for a noninferiority randomized trial (the GOALIE trial). Am Heart J. 2024 Sep; 275:74-85.

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Carter EJ, Mungai B, Njoroge T, Masese A, Szkwarko D, Angala P, Ronoh A, Owuor K, Masini E, Kamene M, Wekesa P. Finding the missing children for TB care and prevention in Kenya. Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2022 12 01; 26(12):1144-1150.

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Beaton A, Okello E, Rwebembera J, Grobler A, Engelman D, Alepere J, Canales L, Carapetis J, DeWyer A, Lwabi P, Mirabel M, Mocumbi AO, Murali M, Nakitto M, Ndagire E, Nunes MCP, Omara IO, Sarnacki R, Scheel A, Wilson N, Zimmerman M, Z?hlke L, Karthikeyan G, Sable CA, Steer AC. Secondary Antibiotic Prophylaxis for Latent Rheumatic Heart Disease. N Engl J Med. 2022 01 20; 386(3):230-240.

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Xie L, Tapiero S, Flores AR, Armas-Phan M, Limfueco L, Karani R, Jiang P, Cobb KD, Sur RL, Chi T, Landman J, Kaler KS, Clayman RV. Long-Term Antibiotic Treatment Prior to Laparoscopic Nephrectomy for Xanthogranulomatous Pyelonephritis Improves Postoperative Outcomes: Results from a Multicenter Study. J Urol. 2021 Mar; 205(3):820-825.

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Branch-Elliman W, Pizer SD, Dasinger EA, Gold HS, Abdulkerim H, Rosen AK, Charns MP, Hawn MT, Itani KMF, Mull HJ. Facility type and surgical specialty are associated with suboptimal surgical antimicrobial prophylaxis practice patterns: a multi-center, retrospective cohort study. Antimicrob Resist Infect Control. 2019; 8:49.

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Guzman-Pruneda FA, Husain SG, Jones CD, Beal EW, Porter E, Grove M, Moffatt-Bruce S, Schmidt CR. Compliance with preoperative care measures reduces surgical site infection after colorectal operation. J Surg Oncol. 2019 Mar; 119(4):497-502.

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Usmani S, Choquette L, Bona R, Feinn R, Shahid Z, Lalla RV. Transient bacteremia induced by dental cleaning is not associated with infection of central venous catheters in patients with cancer. Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol Oral Radiol. 2018 04; 125(4):286-294.

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