Switzerland Surgical site infections (SSI) are only one part of all healthcare-associated infections among patients exposed to surgical procedures. Most SSIs are believed to be acquired during a ...

LAS VEGAS — A presentation here provided updated consensus-based best practice guidelines for defining high risk and preventing, diagnosing and treating surgical site infections in high-risk ...

A new study published in the American Journal of Infection Control demonstrates the use of a simple pre-surgical infection prevention protocol ... Surgical site infections (SSIs) are a type ...

today provided a positive regulatory update for D-PLEX 100 for the prevention of abdominal colorectal surgical site infections (SSIs). Following a recent type D meeting communication with the U.S ...

The addition of vancomycin to beta-lactam prophylaxis in arthroplasty may reduce surgical-site infections ... All other aspects of care, including infection-prevention approaches, followed ...

and about 3 percent of these patients develop a surgical-site infection. The source of bacteria could be the patient's skin, the injury environment, or from the hospital. Although some guidelines ...

Major revisions to MRSA guidelines include ... Implementing certain infection prevention strategies, and an updated method to prevent surgical site infections, which MRSA is commonly contracted ...

Teamwork, along with communication and awareness, can build an effective infection prevention program ... urinary tract infections (CAUTIs) and surgical site infections (SSIs).