Economic evaluation of appropriate duration of antibiotic prophylaxis for prevention of neurosurgical infections in a middle-income country

ULU-KILIC, AYŞEGÜL; Alp, Emine; Cevahir, Fatma; Tucer, Bülent; Demiraslan, Hayati; SELÇUKLU, AHMET; DOĞANAY, MEHMET

doi:10.1016/j.ajic.2014.09.010

Economic evaluation of appropriate duration of antibiotic prophylaxis for prevention of neurosurgical infections in a middle-income country

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ULU-KILIC A., Alp E., Cevahir F., Tucer B., Demiraslan H., SELÇUKLU A., ...More

AMERICAN JOURNAL OF INFECTION CONTROL, vol.43, no.1, pp.44-47, 2015 (SCI-Expanded)

Publication Type: Article / Article
Volume: 43 Issue: 1
Publication Date: 2015
Doi Number: 10.1016/j.ajic.2014.09.010
Journal Name: AMERICAN JOURNAL OF INFECTION CONTROL
Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
Page Numbers: pp.44-47
Erciyes University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Background: Preoperative antibiotic prophylaxis is one of the preventive measures for surgical site infections (SSIs). Very little data about the cost effectiveness of the appropriate duration of antibiotic prophylaxis in low- and middle-income countries are available. We aim to assess the cost effectiveness of the use of antibiotic prophylaxis for <24 hours to prevent neurosurgical infections in a middle-income country, Turkey.