Association of the Duration of Antibiotic Therapy With Major Surgical Site Infection in Cochlear Implantation.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Infection after cochlear implantation is a rare but serious event that can lead to meningitis. There is no consensus on prevention of infection in these patients, and each center applies its own strategy.

Objective

To describe the rates of major surgical site infection for patients undergoing cochlear implantation who receive prolonged antibiotic treatment compared with those who receive a single perioperative dose of antibiotic prophylaxis.

Design, setting, and participants

Retrospective cohort study of patients who underwent cochlear implantation between January 1, 2011, and July 8, 2015, with a postoperative follow-up of 1 to 3 years. In this multicenter study at 8 French university centers, 1180 patients (509 children and 671 adults) who underwent cochl

SUBMITTER: Sayed-Hassan A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6439807 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature