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Antibiotic Prophylaxis MeSH Descriptor Data 2024


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
Antibiotic Prophylaxis Preferred
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