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Does antibiotic prophylaxis prevent wound infection in patients undergoing percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy?

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boxed-textJafri NS et al. (2007) Meta-analysis: antibiotic prophylaxis to prevent peristomal infection following percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy. Aliment Pharmacol Ther 25: 647–656

Antibiotic prophylaxis before percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy is mandatory and should be the standard of care for patients undergoing this procedure

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Dormann, A., Aymaz, S. Does antibiotic prophylaxis prevent wound infection in patients undergoing percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy?. Nat Rev Gastroenterol Hepatol 4, 650–651 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1038/ncpgasthep0964

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