Antibiotic prophylaxis after basilar skull fractures: a meta-analysis
Villalobos T;Arango C;Kubilis P;Rathore M;;
Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America1998Vol. 27pp. -
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Abstract
Antibiotic prophylaxis after basilar skull fractures remains controversial. Previous studies have not clearly delineated the utility of prophylactic antibiotics in this setting. We undertook this study to determine if antibiotic prophylaxis after basilar skull fractures prevented meningitis. We perf …