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. 2006 Aug;27(8):876-8.
doi: 10.1086/506405. Epub 2006 Jul 20.

Adherence to American Society of Health-System Pharmacists surgical antibiotic prophylaxis guidelines in Iran

Mehrdad Askarian  1 , Ali Reza Moravveji, Hossein Mirkhani, Soha Namazi, Harrison Weed
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Adherence to American Society of Health-System Pharmacists surgical antibiotic prophylaxis guidelines in Iran

Mehrdad Askarian et al. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2006 Aug.

Abstract

We assessed the appropriateness of surgical antibiotic prophylaxis in 6 teaching hospitals in Shiraz, Iran, using the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists guideline as a reference. We reviewed the medical records of 1,000 patients who underwent 1 of 9 different surgical procedures (1 procedure per patient). The proportion of procedures in which there was compliance with all guideline recommendations was 0.3%. The most common mistakes were overuse and misuse of antibiotics.

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