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Old 01-02-2015, 04:25 PM
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Default Hospital-acquired infections

As blue ash points out almost all operations, and many other procedures,involve the use of prophylactic antibiotics. They are usually administered within 60 minutes prior to the start of a procedure. The purpose is to reduce the opportunity for an infection to develop.
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