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How do you approach perioperative antimicrobial prophylaxis in patients undergoing reconstructive surgery with myocutaneous flaps whom have recently been treated for active infection?

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Infectious Disease · UT Southwestern School of Medicine

Generally speaking, if the patient has been fully treated, I do not give antimicrobial prophylaxis other than the guideline-based 1 dose of therapy prior to surgery. If a flap is planned, generally, I would like the patients to complete their course of therapy for active infection prior to flap plac...

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