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. 2014 Nov 11;14:e42.

Table 3.

Antibiotic protocol with ADM infection rates

Antibiotic Protocol # Studies # Patients # Infections Mean infection rate Infection rate range
Preoperative/intraoperative 4 323 8 2.48% 0%–8.70%
 antibiotics
5–7 days of antibiotics 3 223 19 8.52% 6.21%–16.00%
Perioperative and antibiotics until 16 1561 212 13.58% 0%–31.25%
 drain removal
Nonspecific antibiotic protocol 1 41 10 24.39% 24.39%
Total 24 2148 249 11.59% 0%–31.25%

ADM indicates acellular dermal matrix.