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Descriptor English: Antibiotic Prophylaxis
Descriptor Spanish: Profilaxis Antibiótica
Descriptor profilaxis antibiótica
Entry term(s) premedicación antibiótica
premedicación con antibióticos
Scope note: Empleo de antibióticos antes, durante o después de la realización de procedimientos diagnósticos, terapéuticos, o quirúrgicos para prevenir las complicaciones infecciosas.
Descriptor Portuguese: Antibioticoprofilaxia
Descriptor French: Antibioprophylaxie
Entry term(s): Antibiotic Premedication
Antibiotic Premedications
Premedication, Antibiotic
Premedications, Antibiotic
Prophylaxis, Antibiotic
Tree number(s): E02.319.162.150
E02.319.703.150
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D019072
Scope note: Use of antibiotics before, during, or after a diagnostic, therapeutic, or surgical procedure to prevent infectious complications.
Annotation: IM; coord with specific antibiotic /ther use (IM)
Allowable Qualifiers: AE adverse effects
CL classification
EC economics
ES ethics
HI history
IS instrumentation
MO mortality
MT methods
NU nursing
PX psychology
SN statistics & numerical data
ST standards
TD trends
VE veterinary
Previous Indexing: Antibiotics/therapeutic use (1966-1995)
Postoperative Complications (1966-1995)
Premedication (1973-1995)
Surgical Wound Infection (1966-1995)
Public MeSH Note: 96
History Note: 96
DeCS ID: 32857
Unique ID: D019072
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Date Established: 1996/01/01
Date of Entry: 1995/06/05
Revision Date: 2005/06/30
Antibiotic Prophylaxis - Preferred
Concept UI M0028472
Scope note Use of antibiotics before, during, or after a diagnostic, therapeutic, or surgical procedure to prevent infectious complications.
Preferred term Antibiotic Prophylaxis
Entry term(s) Antibiotic Premedication
Antibiotic Premedications
Premedication, Antibiotic
Premedications, Antibiotic
Prophylaxis, Antibiotic



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