Routine systemic antibiotic prophylaxis for burn injuries in developing countries: A best evidence topic (BET).

Background: Burns are common in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) and complicated by unhygienic conditions, malnutrition, use of high-risk homemade dressings and delayed presentation. Resultantly, use of routine systemic antibiotic prophylaxis (SAP) to prevent wound infection is common practice despite this intervention being abandoned in high-income countries due to increased antimicrobial resistance and non-bacterial suprainfection.

Methods: A best evidence topic (BET) was constructed using a structured protocol.