effect of azithromycin on the prevention of wound infectio
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- traumatic wounds management.Post-traumatic wound infection, not elsewhere classified
- Registration Number
- IRCT2012071810017N3
- Lead Sponsor
- Tehran University of Medical Sciences
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 400
Inclusion Criteria
presence of traumatic simple wounds with indication of antibiotic prophylaxis according to responsible physician’s opinion
Exclusion criteria: presence of penetrating wound, longer than 12 hours, presence of diabetes, cirrhosis, or renal failure, current using of antibiotics or immunosuppressive agents, splenectomy, prosthetics heart valves, immunosuppressive disorders, fractures at the site of wound, bites, joint, neurovascular or tendon involvement
Exclusion Criteria
Not provided
Study & Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Infection. Timepoint: 48 hr,240 hr. Method of measurement: presence of either a stitch abscess, cellulitis greater than 1 cm,or purulent drainage.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method