A 66-year-old woman is undergoing elective hip replacement. She has no drug allergies and normal renal function. What is the most appropriate perioper...

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A 66-year-old woman is undergoing elective hip replacement. She has no drug allergies and normal renal function. What is the most appropriate perioperative antimicrobial prophylaxis?

Accepted Answer

Single preoperative dose of intravenous cefazolin

Answer

No prophylaxis is required for clean orthopaedic procedures

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Five days of postoperative oral amoxicillin-clavulanate

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Daily intravenous vancomycin for 3 days

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Single preoperative dose of intravenous ciprofloxacin

au-amc MCQ (SBA): Surgical antimicrobial prophylaxis

A 66-year-old woman is undergoing elective hip replacement. She has no drug allergies and normal renal function. What is the most appropriate perioperative antimicrobial prophylaxis?