Changes in antibiotic prescribing by dentists in the United States, 2012–2019

S Ramanathan, CH Yan, C Hubbard… - Infection Control & …, 2023 - cambridge.org
Objectives: Dentists prescribe 10% of all outpatient antibiotics in the United States and are
the top specialty prescriber. Data on current antibiotic prescribing trends are scarce …

Surgical site infection prophylaxis: what have we learned and are we making progress?

C Ierano, L Hall, R James - Current opinion in infectious diseases, 2023 - journals.lww.com
Research efforts continue with numerous trials published and registered to determine
optimal SAP regimens. However, many efforts are suboptimal due to poor statistical design …

Prevalence of unnecessary antibiotic prescriptions among dental visits, 2019

AM Murphy, UC Patel, GM Wilson… - Infection Control & …, 2024 - cambridge.org
Objective: The US National Action Plan for Combating Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria
established a goal to decrease unnecessary outpatient antibiotic use by 50%. However …

Risk factors for oral infection and dry socket post‐tooth extraction in medically complex patients in the absence of antibiotic prophylaxis: A case‐control study

TL Boyer, P Solanki, JC McGregor… - Special Care in …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Introduction Dry socket and infection are complications of tooth extractions. The objective
was to determine risk factors for post‐extraction complications in patients without antibiotic …