TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Preoperative and Postoperative Antibiotics A1 - Wolz, Michael M. A1 - Arpey, Christopher J. A2 - Avram, Marc R. A2 - Avram, Mathew M. A2 - Ratner, Désirée PY - 2015 T2 - Procedural Dermatology AB - A discussion of antibiotic use in procedural dermatology should begin with the principles of when not to use antibiotic agents, as the majority of cutaneous procedures do not require their use. The dermatologic surgeon, like any medical practitioner, should be guided by the fundamental rule primum non nocere—first do no harm. Medications, including topical antibiotics, have side effects. They also have costs, both to the patient and to health care systems, whether direct financial ones or indirect ones, such as from the emergence of multidrug-resistant microorganisms. SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/10/09 UR - dermatology.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1175090388 ER -