Table 1 Preferred first-line surgical prophylactic antibiotic regimen for treatment of closed long bone fractures determined by a survey of 297 Orthopaedic Trauma Association members, September–December, 2015
Preferred antibiotic | No. (%) of surgeons |
|---|---|
Cefazolin | 284 (96) |
Cefuroxime | 5 (1.7) |
No antibiotics | 2 (0.7) |
Flucloxacillin and gentamicin | 2 (0.7) |
Ceftriaxone | 1 (0.3) |
Clindamycin | 1 (0.3) |
Vancomycin | 1 (0.3) |
Cefazolin and vancomycin | 1 (0.3) |