Prophylactic antimicrobials may not be needed to prevent surgical site infection after skin biopsy: a retrospective study.
Yuko AkiyamaYuta NorimatsuYuki OhnoPublished in: Antimicrobial resistance and infection control (2022)
Our result suggests that the incidence of SSI in punch biopsies without prophylaxis seems to be low. However, further research is needed due to the small number of cases in this study.