Comparison of cefazolin administered as a continuous or intermittent infusion for prophylaxis of surgical site infections in adult patients undergoing cardiac or neurologic surgery.
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Drew, RH; Turner, NA; Keil, E; Seidelman, J
Published in: Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol
February 2026
In a propensity-matched cohort of adult cardiac or neurosurgical procedures (n = 1,342), infection was less frequent with continuous infusion (1.8%) versus intermittent cefazolin (2.4%), though the difference was statistically non-significant (-0.6%, 95% CI-2.3 to 1.1; p = 0.57). The 0% infection rate among cardiac cases receiving continuous cefazolin infusion warrants further investigation.
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Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol
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EISSN
1559-6834
Publication Date
February 2026
Volume
47
Issue
2
Start / End Page
195 / 198
Location
United States
Related Subject Headings
- Surgical Wound Infection
- Retrospective Studies
- Propensity Score
- Neurosurgical Procedures
- Middle Aged
- Male
- Infusions, Intravenous
- Humans
- Female
- Epidemiology
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Drew, R. H., Turner, N. A., Keil, E., & Seidelman, J. (2026). Comparison of cefazolin administered as a continuous or intermittent infusion for prophylaxis of surgical site infections in adult patients undergoing cardiac or neurologic surgery. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol, 47(2), 195–198. https://doi.org/10.1017/ice.2025.10365
Drew, Richard H., Nicholas A. Turner, Elizabeth Keil, and Jessica Seidelman. “Comparison of cefazolin administered as a continuous or intermittent infusion for prophylaxis of surgical site infections in adult patients undergoing cardiac or neurologic surgery.” Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 47, no. 2 (February 2026): 195–98. https://doi.org/10.1017/ice.2025.10365.
Drew RH, Turner NA, Keil E, Seidelman J. Comparison of cefazolin administered as a continuous or intermittent infusion for prophylaxis of surgical site infections in adult patients undergoing cardiac or neurologic surgery. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2026 Feb;47(2):195–8.
Drew, Richard H., et al. “Comparison of cefazolin administered as a continuous or intermittent infusion for prophylaxis of surgical site infections in adult patients undergoing cardiac or neurologic surgery.” Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol, vol. 47, no. 2, Feb. 2026, pp. 195–98. Pubmed, doi:10.1017/ice.2025.10365.
Drew RH, Turner NA, Keil E, Seidelman J. Comparison of cefazolin administered as a continuous or intermittent infusion for prophylaxis of surgical site infections in adult patients undergoing cardiac or neurologic surgery. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2026 Feb;47(2):195–198.
Published In
Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol
DOI
EISSN
1559-6834
Publication Date
February 2026
Volume
47
Issue
2
Start / End Page
195 / 198
Location
United States
Related Subject Headings
- Surgical Wound Infection
- Retrospective Studies
- Propensity Score
- Neurosurgical Procedures
- Middle Aged
- Male
- Infusions, Intravenous
- Humans
- Female
- Epidemiology