Researchers found that administering a normal antibiotic reduced infection rates from 3 percent to less than 0.1 percent. The technique stands to potentially save millions of dollars each year, according to Fred Sweet, MD, a spine surgeon at Rockford Spine Center.
Read the WREX report on infections after spine surgery.
Read other coverage on spine surgery infections:
– Nutrition Program Decreases Infection Among Older Spinal Surgery Patients
– Scoliosis Research Society Study Benchmarks Postsurgical Infection Rate
– 7 Steps Spine Surgeons Should Take to Prevent Infections
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