Prophylactic Antibiotics in surgery
PROPHYLACTIC ANTIBIOTICS IN SURGERY can come as a short question for 5 marks in DNB ENT Theory or as a Viva question in DNB ENT Osce Viva station
Definitions
Infection: The invasion of the body by pathogenic microorganisms that reproduce and multiply causing disease by local cellular injury, secretion of a toxin or antigen-antibody reaction in the host
Colonization: The presence of bacteria on a body surface (like on the skin, mouth, intestines or airway) without causing disease in the person
Prophylactic antibiotic treatment: The use of antibiotics before, during or after a diagnostic, therapeutic or surgical procedure to prevent infectious complications
Therapeutic antibiotic treatment: The use of substances that reduce the growth or reproduction of bacteria, including eradication therapy (Antimicrobial therapy prescribed to clear infection by an organism or to clear an organism that is colonising a patient but is not causing infection)
Primary prophylaxis refers to the prevention of an initial infection
Secondary prophylaxis refers to the prevention of recurrence or reactivation of a preexisting infection
Eradication refers to the elimination of a colonized organism to prevent the development of an infection.
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