Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Extended oral antibiotic prophylaxis did not reduce infection rates after hip or knee arthroplasty. Infection ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Published results showed patients who were morbidly obese and received extended oral antibiotic prophylaxis ...

In total hip or total knee arthroplasty, hypercoagulability typically begins on the operating table and a hypercoagulable state persists for up to 3 months after surgery. For that reason, it is ...

The incidence of oral candidiasis in kidney and/or pancreas transplant recipients is low, so 1 month of nystatin prophylaxis instead of 3 may be appropriate, according to investigators. Shorter ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract We compared serum levels and tolerability of oral amoxicillin in 30 healthy adults who each received 2.0 g of amoxicillin and, 1 week later, 3 ...

Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2008;27(7):647-648. From the beginning, the scientific basis for recommendations for endocarditis prophylaxis was not well established. The evidence supporting prophylaxis ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Joshua Cohen is a Boston-based writer who covers health policy. As a result of an all-out blitz advertising and sales campaign, ...