The efficacy and safety of prophylactic antibiotics for post-acute stroke infection: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Qing WangZi-Yang WuHui-Lin TangZhan-Miao YiSuo-di Zhai

Published in: British journal of clinical pharmacology (2023)

For acute stroke patients, prophylactic antibiotics were significantly associated with fewer incidences of any infections and urinary tract infections without significant differences in mortality rate and pneumonia.

Keyphrases

urinary tract infection
ejection fraction
prognostic factors
risk factors
cardiovascular events
type diabetes
coronary artery disease
patient reported outcomes
acute respiratory distress syndrome
extracorporeal membrane oxygenation