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May 17, 2023
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Cefazolin outperforms second-line antibiotics in surgery patients with beta-lactam allergy

Cefazolin outperforms second-line antibiotics in surgery patients with beta-lactam allergy

Cefazolin reduced surgical site infections compared with second-line antibiotics among patients with a beta-lactam allergy who had total joint arthroplasty, with no increase in hypersensitivity reactions, researchers determined.