Veterinary and Comparative Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Table of Contents Vet Comp Orthop Traumatol 1990; 01(01): 18-19DOI: 10.1055/s-0038-1633223 Invited Articles Schattauer GmbH Prophylactic Antibiotics, Friend or Foe (It depends how well you choose your friends) D. L. Holmberg Recommend Article Abstract Buy Article The hazards from the routine use of antibiotics are outlined. Key words Key wordsAntibiotics - Prophylaxis Full Text References References 1 American College of Surgeons, Committee on Control of Surgical Infections. Manual on Control of Infection in Surgical Patients. Philadelphia: J B Lippincott; 1976 2 Adams H R. Acute adverse effects of antibiotics. J Am Vet Med Assoc 1975; 166: 983-7. 3 Koterba A, Torchia J, Silverthorne C, Ramphal R, Merritt A M, Manucy J. Nosocomial infections and bacterial antibiotic resistance in a university equine hospital. J Am Vet Med Assoc 1986; 189: 185-91. 4 Gibbs R S, Weinstein A J. Bacteriologic effects of prophylactic antibiotics in caesarean section. Am J Obstet Gynecol 1976; 126: 226-9. 5 Adams H R, Dixit B N. Prolongation of Pentobarbital anesthesia by chloramphenicol in dogs and cats. J Am Vet Med Assoc 1970; 156: 902-5.
