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Background: The efficacy and necessity of prophylactic antibiotics in clean and clean-
contaminated surgery remains controversial. Methods: The studies were screened and …

Perioperative antibiotics in cutaneous surgery are selectively indicated for high-risk
situations, and oral antibiotics are not regularly required. Infectious complications associated …

Antibiotics have been used as a prophylaxis for dermatologic procedures. We will review the
various procedures that specific antibiotics with dosages are used for, depending on the …

Objectives There is limited published research studying the effect of antibiotic prophylaxis on
surgical site infection (SSI) in dermatological surgery, and there is no consensus for its use …

The data on the risk of surgical site infections (SSI) after skin surgery in patients undergoing
immunosuppressive treatment are limited and the results of the existing single-center …

Skin cancer is a growing global problem and a significant health and economic burden.
Despite the practical necessity for skin cancer to be managed in primary care settings, little …

BACKGROUND: Preoperative skin antisepsis is routine practice. We compared alcoholic
chlorhexidine with aqueous chlorhexidine for skin antisepsis to prevent surgical site …

Background This review aimed to synthesize the evidence on infection prevention and
control interventions for the prevention of health care–associated infection among health …

Background Surgical site infection (SSI) has a significant impact on patients' morbidity and
aesthetic results. Objective To identify risk factors for SSI in dermatologic surgery. Patients …