Preoperative Nasal Swab Culture: Is It Beneficial in Preventing Postoperative Infection in Complicated Septorhinoplasty?

Background: Surgical-site infection following complicated septorhinoplasty may result in serious complications. Therefore, efforts to prevent surgical-site infections after complicated septorhinoplasty are important. The purpose of this study was to analyze the microbiological profile of preoperative nasal swab cultures and to evaluate the effect of antibiotic prophylaxis and topical antibiotic decolonization according to the antibiotic...