Is antibiotic prophylaxis necessary for midurethral sling procedures? A series of 174 cases without preoperative antibiotics.

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Published in Int Urogynecol J on December 08, 2011

Authors

Oz Harmanli1, Eun-Kyung Hong, Rachel Rubin, Keisha A Jones, Rebecca L Boyer, Stephen Metz

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Tufts University School of Medicine Baystate Medical Center, 759 Chestnut Street, Springfield, MA 01199, USA. oz.harmanli@bhs.org

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