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Letter to the editor| Volume 52, ISSUE 4, P513, April 2023

Reply to “Antibiotics in orthognathic surgery and postoperative infections”

  • B. Remschmidt
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    Division of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Department of Dental Medicine and Oral Health, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria
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  • J. Gässler
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    Division of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Department of Dental Medicine and Oral Health, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria
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  • W. Zemann
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    Division of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Department of Dental Medicine and Oral Health, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria
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  • M. Schwaiger
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    Correspondence to: Division of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Department of Dental Medicine and Oral Health, Medical University of Graz, Auenbruggerplatz 5, 8010 Graz, Austria. Tel: +43-316-385-80722.
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    Division of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Department of Dental Medicine and Oral Health, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria
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Published:August 22, 2022DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijom.2022.08.009
      We are deeply appreciative of the knowledgeable remarks made by our colleagues regarding our article “Surgical site infections in orthognathic surgery: prolonged versus single-dose antibiotic prophylaxis”,
      • Remschmidt B.
      • Schwaiger M.
      • Gaessler J.
      • Wallner J.
      • Zemann W.
      • Schwaiger M.
      Surgical site infections in orthognathic surgery: prolonged versus single-dose antibiotic prophylaxis.
      as well as the opportunity to address their valid concerns.
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