Preventive Antibiotics in Acute Stroke
Therapies Thursday, October 25th, 2012Stroke AHA Journals: September 13, 2012
Summary of a Cochrane Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Stroke is a major cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. One of the major complications in the acute phase of stroke is infection; especially pneumonia and urinary tract infection occur often. Poststroke infections are strongly associated with poor outcome. Preventive antibiotic therapy in the acute phase of stroke may reduce infections and improve functional outcome.
Methods
Study Objective
The objective of this study was to assess whether preventive antibiotic therapy in patients with acute stroke reduces infection rate, the risk of dependency, and the risk of death at follow-up. Read more
