Medical Subject Headings

Last uploaded: March 22, 2026
Id http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/D019072
http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/D019072
Preferred Name

Antibiotic Prophylaxis

Definitions
Use of antibiotics before, during, or after a diagnostic, therapeutic, or surgical procedure to prevent infectious complications.
Synonyms
Antibiotic Premedications
Premedications, Antibiotic
Prophylaxis, Antibiotic
Premedication, Antibiotic
Antibiotic Premedication
Type http://www.w3.org/2002/07/owl#Class
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