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Ann Thorac Surg 2009;88:707. doi:10.1016/j.athoracsur.2009.03.021
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Postoperative Pneumonia After Major Pulmonary Resections: Should We Try Alternative Ways to Antibiotic Change?

Alberto Terzi, MD, Andrea Campione, MD, Paolo Scanagatta, MD, Giovanna Rizzardi, MD

Thoracic Surgery Unit, Azienda Ospedaliera S. Croce e Carle Cuneo, Via Coppino 26, Cuneo, 12100 Italy

(Email: alterzi@libero.it).

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To the Editor:

We read with interest the article by Schussler and colleagues [1] about antibiotic prophylaxis to prevent postoperative pneumonia after major pulmonary resections, and we congratulate the authors. They reported a reduction of post-resection pulmonary infections from 25% to 13.7% (including documented and nondocumented pneumonia) and a reduction of related mortality changing antibiotic prophylaxis from cefamandole to . . . [Full Text of this Article]






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