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MeSH Heading: Antibiotic Prophylaxis
Tree Number(s): E02.319.162.150; E02.319.703.150
Unique ID: D019072
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D019072
Annotation: IM; coord with specific antibiotic /‌ther use (IM)
Scope Note: Use of antibiotics before, during, or after a diagnostic, therapeutic, or surgical procedure to prevent infectious complications.
Entry Term(s): Antibiotic Premedication; Premedication, Antibiotic
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
Date Established: 1996/01/01
Date of Entry: 1995/06/05
Revision Date: 2005/06/30

Allowable Qualifiers: adverse effects (AE)

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economics (EC)

ethics (ES)

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instrumentation (IS)

methods (MT)

mortality (MO)

nursing (NU)

psychology (PX)

standards (ST)

statistics & numerical data (SN)

trends (TD)

veterinary (VE)

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