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Depot penicillin as prophylaxis in accidental wounds

1978; Oxford University Press; Volume: 65; Issue: 8 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1002/bjs.1800650807

1365-2168

Paul Hutton, Barry M. Jones, David Law,

Antimicrobial Resistance in Staphylococcus

Abstract A series of 285 patients attending an accident and emergency department with wounds which required suturing was divided at random into two equal groups. The first group received a single dose of depot penicillin at the time of suture and the second group received no antibiotic cover. The incidence of subsequent wound infection was not significantly reduced in patients who received penicillin.