Surgical antibiotic prophylaxis: more is not better

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¹ Health Quality and Safety Commission (HQSC) New Zealand, HQSC Surgical Site Infection Improvement Programme, Wellington, New Zealand; Clinical Microbiology Department, Auckland City Hospital, Auckland District Health Board, Auckland 1023, New Zealand. Electronic address: sallyrob@adhb.govt.nz.
² Health Quality and Safety Commission (HQSC) New Zealand, HQSC Surgical Site Infection Improvement Programme, Wellington, New Zealand; Clinical Microbiology Department, Auckland City Hospital, Auckland District Health Board, Auckland 1023, New Zealand.

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Sally A Roberts et al. Lancet Infect Dis. 2020 Oct.

. 2020 Oct;20(10):1110-1111.

doi: 10.1016/S1473-3099(20)30290-5. Epub 2020 May 26.

¹ Health Quality and Safety Commission (HQSC) New Zealand, HQSC Surgical Site Infection Improvement Programme, Wellington, New Zealand; Clinical Microbiology Department, Auckland City Hospital, Auckland District Health Board, Auckland 1023, New Zealand. Electronic address: sallyrob@adhb.govt.nz.
² Health Quality and Safety Commission (HQSC) New Zealand, HQSC Surgical Site Infection Improvement Programme, Wellington, New Zealand; Clinical Microbiology Department, Auckland City Hospital, Auckland District Health Board, Auckland 1023, New Zealand.

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Effect of postoperative continuation of antibiotic prophylaxis on the incidence of surgical site infection: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
de Jonge SW, Boldingh QJJ, Solomkin JS, Dellinger EP, Egger M, Salanti G, Allegranzi B, Boermeester MA. de Jonge SW, et al. Lancet Infect Dis. 2020 Oct;20(10):1182-1192. doi: 10.1016/S1473-3099(20)30084-0. Epub 2020 May 26. Lancet Infect Dis. 2020. PMID: 32470329