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J J Ragland - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • single dose cefotetan or Cefoxitin versus multiple dose Cefoxitin as prophylaxis in patients undergoing appendectomy for acute nonperforated appendicitis
    Journal of The American College of Surgeons, 1995
    Co-Authors: Michael A. Liberman, Sheelagh Frame, Kevin L Greason, J J Ragland
    Abstract:

    OBJECTIVE: A prospective, double-blind study was performed to examine the effects of prophylactic cefotetan and Cefoxitin in postoperative wound infection for patients with nonperforated acute appendicitis. METHODS: One hundred thirty-six of 179 patients with a clinical diagnosis of appendicitis were evaluated and divided into three groups: group 1 received 2 g cefotetan preoperatively, group 2 received 2 g Cefoxitin preoperatively, and group 3 received 2 g Cefoxitin preoperatively followed by three postoperative doses. RESULTS: The overall wound infection rate was 4.6 percent. Group 2 (single-dose Cefoxitin) had a significantly higher wound infection rate (11.1 percent) than group 1 (single-dose cefotetan) (zero percent) or group 3 (multiple-dose Cefoxitin) (1.9 percent). CONCLUSIONS: Single-dose cefotetan and multiple-dose Cefoxitin are equally effective. However, because of the greater convenience and markedly decreased cost, single-dose cefotetan is the prophylaxis of choice in appendectomy for nonperforated appendicitis.

Michael A. Liberman - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • single dose cefotetan or Cefoxitin versus multiple dose Cefoxitin as prophylaxis in patients undergoing appendectomy for acute nonperforated appendicitis
    Journal of The American College of Surgeons, 1995
    Co-Authors: Michael A. Liberman, Sheelagh Frame, Kevin L Greason, J J Ragland
    Abstract:

    OBJECTIVE: A prospective, double-blind study was performed to examine the effects of prophylactic cefotetan and Cefoxitin in postoperative wound infection for patients with nonperforated acute appendicitis. METHODS: One hundred thirty-six of 179 patients with a clinical diagnosis of appendicitis were evaluated and divided into three groups: group 1 received 2 g cefotetan preoperatively, group 2 received 2 g Cefoxitin preoperatively, and group 3 received 2 g Cefoxitin preoperatively followed by three postoperative doses. RESULTS: The overall wound infection rate was 4.6 percent. Group 2 (single-dose Cefoxitin) had a significantly higher wound infection rate (11.1 percent) than group 1 (single-dose cefotetan) (zero percent) or group 3 (multiple-dose Cefoxitin) (1.9 percent). CONCLUSIONS: Single-dose cefotetan and multiple-dose Cefoxitin are equally effective. However, because of the greater convenience and markedly decreased cost, single-dose cefotetan is the prophylaxis of choice in appendectomy for nonperforated appendicitis.

E Bille - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

Michel Arthur - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • in vitro activity of Cefoxitin and imipenem against mycobacterium abscessus complex
    Clinical Microbiology and Infection, 2014
    Co-Authors: Marie Lavollay, Vincent Dubee, Beate Heym, Jeanlouis Herrmann, J L Gaillard, L Gutmann, Michel Arthur
    Abstract:

    The in vitro activity of Cefoxitin and imipenem was compared for 43 strains of the Mycobacterium abscessus complex, mostly isolated from cystic fibrosis patients. The MICs of imipenem were lower than those of Cefoxitin, although the number of imipenem-resistant strains was higher according to the CLSI breakpoints. Strain comparisons indicated that the MICs of Cefoxitin were significantly higher for Mycobacterium bolletii than for M. abscessus. The MICs of both β-lactams were higher for the rough morphotype than for the smooth morphotype. The clinical impact of the in vitro difference between the activity of imipenem and that of Cefoxitin remains to be determined.

Sheelagh Frame - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • single dose cefotetan or Cefoxitin versus multiple dose Cefoxitin as prophylaxis in patients undergoing appendectomy for acute nonperforated appendicitis
    Journal of The American College of Surgeons, 1995
    Co-Authors: Michael A. Liberman, Sheelagh Frame, Kevin L Greason, J J Ragland
    Abstract:

    OBJECTIVE: A prospective, double-blind study was performed to examine the effects of prophylactic cefotetan and Cefoxitin in postoperative wound infection for patients with nonperforated acute appendicitis. METHODS: One hundred thirty-six of 179 patients with a clinical diagnosis of appendicitis were evaluated and divided into three groups: group 1 received 2 g cefotetan preoperatively, group 2 received 2 g Cefoxitin preoperatively, and group 3 received 2 g Cefoxitin preoperatively followed by three postoperative doses. RESULTS: The overall wound infection rate was 4.6 percent. Group 2 (single-dose Cefoxitin) had a significantly higher wound infection rate (11.1 percent) than group 1 (single-dose cefotetan) (zero percent) or group 3 (multiple-dose Cefoxitin) (1.9 percent). CONCLUSIONS: Single-dose cefotetan and multiple-dose Cefoxitin are equally effective. However, because of the greater convenience and markedly decreased cost, single-dose cefotetan is the prophylaxis of choice in appendectomy for nonperforated appendicitis.