[ConservativeMind]

C. difficile risk increases with added antibiotics after surgical site closing.

There are other best practices for other circumstances, in the article.

[ConservativeMind]

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[Skywise]

I agree if the wound is closed that you probably don’t need antibiotics… but with an active drain?! That flies in the face of credulity

A drain is STILL an open incision!

[DannyTN]

I still think the problem is not over use of antibiotics. It’s under use. They don’t do cultures to make sure the infection is really gone.

So they send people out into the world who are speaders. And by not killing off the problem bacteria, they are selecting for antibiotic resistance.