Dr. Sweet’s technique involves placing a powder version of the drug directly into the wound. He found that this technique was more effective than an intravenous antibiotic prior to surgery for reducing infection rates, which is the standard of care.
“Using currently recommended antibiotics intravenously is only throwing fertilizer on resistant bacteria,” said Dr. Sweet. “We only need to fight bacteria at the surgical site, not throughout the body. Simply adjusting the way we administer the antibiotic can have a great impact on fighting infection and combating resistant bacteria.”
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