Effectiveness of Prophylactic Antibiotics in the Outpatient Treatment of Burns
BOSS W, BRAND D, ACAMPORA D, BARESE S, FRAZIER W. Effectiveness of Prophylactic Antibiotics in the Outpatient Treatment of Burns. Journal Of Trauma And Acute Care Surgery 1985, 25: 224-227. PMID: 3981674, DOI: 10.1097/00005373-198503000-00010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInfection rateOutpatient burnsProphylactic antibioticsRisk factorsUntreated groupObservational cohort studyWound infection rateSize of burnCohort studyPatient ageSystemic antibioticsOutpatient treatmentEmergency roomAntibiotic useBurn injuryLarge burnsUntreated burnsRoutine useAntibioticsInjuryBurnsTreatmentGroupEtiologyInfection