Date	Event	Description
28 June 2009	New citation required but conclusions have not changed	One new trial included. Conclusions not changed.
8 August 2006	Amended	Administration of antibiotic prophylaxis for elective inguinal hernia repair cannot be universally recommended. Nevertheless, its administration cannot either be recommended against when high rates of wound infection are observed.
17 March 2004	New search has been performed	Administration of antibiotic prophylaxis for elective inguinal hernia repair cannot be firmly recommended or discarded.