Evidence-Based Update to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee Guideline for the Prevention of Surgical Site Infection: Developmental Process

2016 ◽  
Vol 17 (2) ◽  
pp. 256-261 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sandra I. Berríos-Torres
Keyword(s):  
Infection Control ◽  
Surgical Site Infection ◽  
Disease Control ◽  
Advisory Committee ◽  
Developmental Process ◽  
Evidence Based ◽  
Site Infection ◽  
Control And Prevention ◽  
Centers For Disease Control ◽  
The U.S

Clinical relevance of surgical site infection as defined by the criteria of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

2010 ◽  
Vol 75 (3) ◽  
pp. 173-177 ◽  
Author(s):  
N.A. Henriksen ◽  
C.S. Meyhoff ◽  
J. Wetterslev ◽  
P. Wille-Jørgensen ◽  
L.S. Rasmussen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Surgical Site Infection ◽  
Disease Control ◽  
Clinical Relevance ◽  
Site Infection ◽  
Control And Prevention ◽  
Centers For Disease Control

Guideline for Prevention of Surgical Site Infection, 1999

1999 ◽  
Vol 20 (4) ◽  
pp. 247-280 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alicia J. Mangram ◽  
Teresa C. Horan ◽  
Michele L. Pearson ◽  
Leah Christine Silver ◽  
William R. Jarvis ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Surgical Site Infection ◽  
Disease Control ◽  
Surgical Site Infections ◽  
Wound Infections ◽  
Site Infection ◽  
Surgical Wound ◽  
Control And Prevention ◽  
Centers For Disease Control

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.

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