Update to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee Guideline for the Prevention of Surgical Site Infection (2017): A summary, review, and strategies for implementation

2018 ◽  
Vol 46 (6) ◽  
pp. 602-609 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lyndsay M. O'Hara ◽  
Kerri A. Thom ◽  
Michael Anne Preas
2010 ◽  
Vol 75 (3) ◽  
pp. 173-177 ◽  
Author(s):  
N.A. Henriksen ◽  
C.S. Meyhoff ◽  
J. Wetterslev ◽  
P. Wille-Jørgensen ◽  
L.S. Rasmussen ◽  
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1999 ◽  
Vol 20 (4) ◽  
pp. 247-280 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alicia J. Mangram ◽  
Teresa C. Horan ◽  
Michele L. Pearson ◽  
Leah Christine Silver ◽  
William R. Jarvis ◽  
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The “Guideline for Prevention of Surgical Site Infection, 1999” presents the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)'s recommendations for the prevention of surgical site infections (SSIs), formerly called surgical wound infections. This two-part guideline updates and replaces previous guidelines.Part I, “Surgical Site Infection: An Overview,” describes the epidemiology, definitions, microbiology, pathogenesis, and surveillance of SSIs. Included is a detailed discussion of the pre-, intra-, and postoperative issues relevant to SSI genesis.


JAMA Surgery ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 152 (8) ◽  
pp. 784 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sandra I. Berríos-Torres ◽  
Craig A. Umscheid ◽  
Dale W. Bratzler ◽  
Brian Leas ◽  
Erin C. Stone ◽  
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