Definition of prophylaxis in English:
prophylaxis
noun ˌprɒfɪˈlaksɪsˌproʊfəˈlæksəs
mass nounTreatment given or action taken to prevent disease.
with modifier all patients received preoperative antibiotic prophylaxis
Example sentencesExamples
- In those who are severely immunosuppressed the treatment and prophylaxis of opportunistic infections remains important.
- Routine use of antimicrobial prophylaxis or serologic testing after a tick bite is not recommended.
- The patient should then see a dentist immediately for splinting and antibiotic prophylaxis.
- In consequence, the author counsels vigorous treatment for psychosis and prophylaxis for those at risk of it.
- Currently, there is no vaccine for the disease, and postexposure prophylaxis is not effective.
- They need to be backed up by drugs for prophylaxis and treatment of opportunistic infections.
- We have to distinguish between prophylaxis and prevention, and treatment.
- Medical prophylaxis is effective in up to 80% of patients with recurrent calcium stones.
- These surgical patients would receive our routine antibiotic prophylaxis as well as the study drug.
- For many procedures, antibiotic prophylaxis is given during the induction of anesthesia.
- Most urologic procedures do not require preoperative antibiotic prophylaxis.
- Physicians who have been exposed to a person known to have pertussis need antibiotic prophylaxis.
- The fourth reading of circumcision saw it as a form of medical prophylaxis.
- How can nurses plan for antibiotic prophylaxis, a role that is so important to patient safety?
- Containment may not be possible without vaccination, prophylaxis or effective treatment.
- It was approved in 1993 for treatment and prophylaxis of infection in adults.
- Should aspirin be a short term intervention after a vascular event or a long term agent for cardiovascular prophylaxis?
- Penicillin is the agent of choice for intrapartum antibiotic prophylaxis.
- Antibiotic prophylaxis is recommended for bacteremic procedures to prevent brain abscess.
- For this reason antibiotic prophylaxis during labour should be started as soon as possible after risk factors have been identified.
Synonyms
preventive treatment, prevention, protection
Origin
Mid 19th century: modern Latin, from pro-2 'before' + Greek phulaxis 'act of guarding'.
Definition of prophylaxis in US English:
prophylaxis
nounˌprōfəˈlaksəsˌproʊfəˈlæksəs
Action taken to prevent disease, especially by specified means or against a specified disease.
the treatment and prophylaxis of angina pectoris
Example sentencesExamples
- We have to distinguish between prophylaxis and prevention, and treatment.
- Containment may not be possible without vaccination, prophylaxis or effective treatment.
- Routine use of antimicrobial prophylaxis or serologic testing after a tick bite is not recommended.
- In consequence, the author counsels vigorous treatment for psychosis and prophylaxis for those at risk of it.
- It was approved in 1993 for treatment and prophylaxis of infection in adults.
- Should aspirin be a short term intervention after a vascular event or a long term agent for cardiovascular prophylaxis?
- For many procedures, antibiotic prophylaxis is given during the induction of anesthesia.
- In those who are severely immunosuppressed the treatment and prophylaxis of opportunistic infections remains important.
- Most urologic procedures do not require preoperative antibiotic prophylaxis.
- Antibiotic prophylaxis is recommended for bacteremic procedures to prevent brain abscess.
- The fourth reading of circumcision saw it as a form of medical prophylaxis.
- The patient should then see a dentist immediately for splinting and antibiotic prophylaxis.
- These surgical patients would receive our routine antibiotic prophylaxis as well as the study drug.
- For this reason antibiotic prophylaxis during labour should be started as soon as possible after risk factors have been identified.
- They need to be backed up by drugs for prophylaxis and treatment of opportunistic infections.
- Currently, there is no vaccine for the disease, and postexposure prophylaxis is not effective.
- Medical prophylaxis is effective in up to 80% of patients with recurrent calcium stones.
- Penicillin is the agent of choice for intrapartum antibiotic prophylaxis.
- Physicians who have been exposed to a person known to have pertussis need antibiotic prophylaxis.
- How can nurses plan for antibiotic prophylaxis, a role that is so important to patient safety?
Synonyms
preventive treatment, prevention, protection
Origin
Mid 19th century: modern Latin, from pro- ‘before’ + Greek phulaxis ‘act of guarding’.