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Table 8 The re-infection rate of the aortic grafts by different postoperative antibiotic strategies for the group of endovascular intervention

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

14.6% (29/198)

12.5% (40/319)

NS

Long-term Ab

14.5% (57/392)

9.6% (12/125)

NS

Lifelong Ab (for pts with long-term Ab)

7.9% (6/76)

16.1% (51/316)

0.071

  1. IV: intravenous; Ab: antibiotics; NS: non-significant; pts: patients
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Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control

ISSN: 2047-2994

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