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Table 7 The aortic VGEI by different postoperative antibiotic strategies for the group of open surgical repair

From: Analysis of antibiotic strategies to prevent vascular graft or endograft infection after surgical treatment for infective native aortic aneurysms: a systematic review

Antibiotic strategy

With

Without

P value

IV Ab for 4 ~ 6 weeks

5.1% (6/118)

5.2% (22/422)

NS

Long-term Ab

2.7% (8/298)

8.3% (20/242)

0.005

Lifelong Ab (for pts with long-term Ab)

1.5% (1/66)

3.0% (7/232)

NS

  1. Aortic VGEI: aortic vascular graft or endograft infection; IV: intravenous; Ab: antibiotics; NS: non-significant; pts: patients;
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Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control

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